| 单词 | hand |
| 释义 | hand hand // noun, verb
■ noun
SECOND-HAND, STOCK IN HAND
1 ( help in doing sth: Do you need a hand with those invoices? 2 (used in adjectives and verbs) by a person rather than a machine: hand-painted pottery 3 [C] a person who does physical work, especially on a farm or in a factory IDIOMS be good with your hands to be skilful at making or doing things with your hands by hand 1 by a person rather than a machine: The vases are painted by hand. 2 if a letter is delivered by hand, it is delivered personally rather than sent by post/mail get your hands on sth/sb to find or get sb/sth: They want to get their hands on the company's assets. in hand 1 if you have sth in hand, it is available to be used: We have the money in hand to begin the work now. They arrived at the meeting with the marketing strategy in hand. ⇨ ON HAND 2 if you have a particular situation in hand, you are in control of it: Don't worry about the travel arrangements-everything is in hand. They need to take the situation in hand immediately. 3 the job or task in hand is the one that you are dealing with: She likes to dedicate herself 100% to the job in hand. 4 if you work a week, a month, etc. in hand, you are paid for the work a week, a month, etc. after you finish it 5 if a project is in hand, it has already been started: Discussions are in hand with the Department of transport. in the hands of sb; in sb's hands 1 owned or controlled by a particular person or group: The airline will remain in UK hands. 2 being dealt with by sb; being taken care of by sb: I'll leave that in your hands. on hand 1 available: Staff are on hand to give you help and advice. We still have 12 000 of the older models on hand. 2 (AmE) = TO HAND out of hand 1 difficult or impossible to control: We must not allow spending to get out of hand. 2 if you reject sth out of hand, you reject it immediately, without thinking about it fully: The proposals were rejected out of hand. out of your hands no longer your responsibility: I'm afraid the matter is now out of my hands. put your hand in your pocket (BrE) to provide the money for sth, usually unwillingly: The government has put its hand in its pocket to rescue the fishing industry. to hand (BrE) (AmE on hand) available immediately; easy to reach: Do you have the figures to hand? CASH noun, CATCH verb, CHANGE verb, CLEAN adj., EXCHANGE verb, HEAVY, HOLD verb, MONEY, SHOW, OWN adj., TURN verb ■ verb PHRASAL VERBS hand sth down (to sb) 1 to give or leave sth to a younger member of your family: These skills used to be handed down from father to son. We want to hand the business down to our children. 2 (Law ) (especially AmE) to officially give a decision, statement, etc: A judgement may be handed down within days. The court has not yet handed down its verdict. hand sth in (to sb) to give sth to sb in authority, especially a piece of work, a plan, etc: Please make sure all proposals are handed in by Friday. I heard she had handed in her notice/resignation (= had formally told her employer that she wanted to stop working for them). hand sth off (to sb) (AmE) to give sb else your responsibility for sth: handing off the project to your successor hand sth on (to sb) to give or leave sth to sb else: The company is not obliged to hand this benefit on to customers. SYN PASS STH ON hand sth out (to sb) to give a number of things to members of a group: Copies of the report will be handed out at the meeting. SYN DISTRIBUTE ⇨ HANDOUT hand sth over (to sb); hand over (to sb) to give sb else your position of power or the responsibility for sth: She will hand over the day-to-day running of the division to Mr Butler. |
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