单词 | handle |
释义 | handle n. & v. --n   1. the part by which a thing is held, carried, or controlled.   2. a fact that may be taken advantage of (gave a handle to his critics).   3. colloq. a personal title.   4. the feel of goods, esp. textiles, when handled. --vtr.   1. touch, feel, operate, or move with the hands.   2. manage or deal with; treat in a particular or correct way (knows how to handle people; unable to handle the situation).   3. deal in (goods).   4. discuss or write about (a subject). Phrases and idioms get a handle on colloq. understand the basis of or reason for a situation, circumstance, etc. Derivatives handleable adj. handleability n. handled adj. (also in comb.). Etymology: OE handle, handlian (as HAND) |
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