| 释义 |
panhandle
I. panhandle \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: pan (I) + handle (n.)
: a comparatively narrow projection of a larger territory (as a state)
II. pan·han·dle \ˈpanˌhandəl, ˈpaanˌhaan-\ verb
(panhandled ; panhandled ; panhandling \-d(ə)liŋ\ ; panhandles)
Etymology: back-formation from panhandler
intransitive verb
: to stop people on the street and ask for money often telling a hard-luck story : beg
transitive verb
1. : to accost on the street and beg from
2. : to get (as money) by panhandling |