hand

noun

身体部位 part of body

1. 手
   the part of the body at the end of the arm, including the fingers and thumb
   1. Ian placed a hand on her shoulder.
      伊恩把一只手搭在她的肩上。
   2. Put your hand up if you know the answer.
      知道答案就举手。
   3. Keep both hands on the steering wheel at all times.
      双手要始终握住方向盘。
   4. She was on (her) hands and knees (= crawling on the floor) looking for an earring.
      她正趴在地板上到处寻找耳环。
   5. Couples strolled past holding hands .
      一对对恋人手拉手漫步经过。
   6. Give me your hand (= hold my hand) while we cross the road.
      过马路时拉着我的手。
   7. The crowd threw up their hands (= lifted them into the air) in dismay.
      群众沮丧地举起双手。
   8. He killed the snake with his bare hands (= using only his hands) .
      他赤手空拳打死了那条蛇。
   9. a hand towel (= a small towel for drying your hands on)
      擦手的小毛巾
   10. a hand drill (= one that is used by turning a handle rather than powered by electricity)
       手摇钻

…手 -handed

2. 用…手的；用…只手的
   using the hand or number of hands mentioned
   1. a one-handed catch
      单手抓接
   2. left-handed scissors (= intended to be held in your left hand)
      供左手使用的剪刀

帮助 help

3. 帮助；协助
   help in doing sth
   1. Let me give you a hand with those bags (= help you to carry them) .
      我来帮你拎那些包吧。
   2. Do you need a hand with those invoices?
      要不要我帮你处理那些发票？
   3. The neighbours are always willing to lend a hand .
      邻居们总是乐于帮忙。

角色 role in situation

4. 角色；作用；影响
   the part or role that sb/sth plays in a particular situation; sb's influence in a situation
   1. Early reports suggest the hand of rebel forces in the bombings.
      早期的报道暗示叛乱武装插手了爆炸案。
   2. Several of his colleagues had a hand in his downfall.
      他的几位同事对他的下台起了作用。
   3. This appointment was an attempt to strengthen her hand in policy discussions.
      这次任命旨在加强她在政策讨论中的作用。

钟表 on clock/watch

5. 指针
   a part of a clock or watch that points to the numbers

工人 worker

6. （农场或工厂的）体力劳动者，工人
   a person who does physical work on a farm or in a factory

船员 sailor

7. 船员
   a sailor on a ship
   1. All hands on deck!
      全体船员到甲板上集合！

手工 hand-

8. 手工
   by a person rather than a machine
   1. hand-painted pottery
      手绘陶器
   2. hand-knitted
      手工编织的
   3. This item should be hand washed.
      这件物品要用手洗。

纸牌游戏 in card games

9. （分给游戏者的）一手牌
   a set of playing cards given to one player in a game
   1. to be dealt a good/bad hand
      拿到一手好牌 / 坏牌
10. （纸牌游戏的）一盘
    one stage of a game of cards
    1. I'll have to leave after this hand.
       这一盘打完后我必须走了。

书写 writing

11. 书法
    a particular style of writing

马的测量 measurement for horse

12. 一手之宽（测量马的高度的单位，等于4英寸或10.16厘米）
    a unit for measuring the height of a horse, equal to 4 inches or 10.16 centimetres

verb

1. 交；递；给
   to pass or give sth to sb
   1. She handed the letter to me.
      她把信交给我。
   2. She handed me the letter.
      她把信交给我。

NOUN USES AND PHRASES 名词用法及短语

1. N-COUNT 手
   Your hands are the parts of your body at the end of your arms. Each hand has four fingers and a thumb.
   1. I put my hand into my pocket and pulled out the letter...
      我把手伸进口袋，掏出了那封信。
   2. Sylvia, camera in hand, asked, 'Where do we go first?'
      西尔维娅手里拿着相机问道：“我们先去哪里？”
2. N-SING 作用;影响
   The hand of someone or something is their influence in an event or situation.
   1. The hand of the military authorities can be seen in the entire electoral process...
      整个选举过程中都能看出军方的介入。
   2. The study will strengthen the hand of congressmen who want stricter enforcement of the 14-year-old Act.
      该研究将使那些希望更加严格执行这项已存在14年的法案的议员影响力加强。
3. N-PLURAL 照顾;支配;掌管
   If you say that something is in a particular person's hands, you mean that they are looking after it, own it, or are responsible for it.
   1. I feel that possibly the majority of these dogs are in the wrong hands...
      在我看来很可能这些狗大多数都没有人妥善照看。
   2. He is leaving his north London business in the hands of a colleague...
      他把自己伦敦北部的业务交给一位同事打理。
   3. We're in safe hands...
      我们的事会得到妥当处理的。
   4. The Government is openly encouraging the transfer of one of our greatest public buildings into private hands.
      政府在公开支持将我们最伟大的公共建筑之一转与私人管理。
4. N-SING 帮助;援手
   If you ask someone for a hand with something, you are asking them to help you in what you are doing.
   1. I could see you'd want a hand with the children...
      我能看出你需要有人帮着照看孩子。
   2. Come and give me a hand in the garden...
      到花园里来帮我一把。
   3. We gave him a hand bringing it back.
      我们帮他把它弄了回来。
5. N-COUNT （工厂或农场的）工人，体力劳动者（通常指男性）
   A hand is someone, usually a man, who does hard physical work, for example in a factory or on a farm, as part of a group of people who all do similar work.
   1. He now works as a farm hand...
      他现在是一名农场工人。
   2. He met mill hands, miners and farm labourers.
      他见过工厂工人、矿工和农场工人。
6. N-SING （通常指演出前后的）鼓掌，掌声
   If someone asks an audience to give someone a hand, they are asking the audience to clap loudly, usually before or after that person performs.
   1. Let's give 'em a big hand.
      让我们为他们热烈鼓掌。
7. N-COUNT （女方的）允婚
   If a man asks for a woman's hand in marriage, he asks her or her parents for permission to marry her.
   1. He came to ask Usha's father for her hand in marriage.
      他来请求乌莎的父亲把女儿嫁给他。
8. N-COUNT （纸牌游戏中的）手中的牌，一手牌
   In a game of cards, your hand is the set of cards that you are holding in your hand at a particular time or the cards that are dealt to you at the beginning of the game.
   1. He carefully inspected his hand.
      他仔细地审视着自己手中的牌。
9. N-COUNT 一手之宽（测量马匹高度的单位，等于4英寸）
   A hand is a measurement of four inches, which is used for measuring the height of a horse from its front feet to its shoulders.
   1. I had a very good 14.2 hands pony, called Brandy.
      我有一匹很棒的14.2手高的小马，名叫布朗迪。
10. （钟表上的）指针
    The hands of a clock or watch are the thin pieces of metal or plastic that indicate what time it is.
11. N-SING 字迹;手迹;笔迹
    Your hand is the style in which you write with a pen or pencil.
    1. The manuscripts were written in the composer's own hand.
       手稿是作曲家亲笔写的。
12. PHRASE （空间或时间上）接近的，不远的
    If something is at hand ,near at hand, or close at hand, it is very near in place or time.
    1. Having the right equipment at hand will be enormously helpful...
       手头上有合适的设备将会帮上大忙。
    2. Realizing that his retirement was near at hand, he looked for some additional income.
       意识到自己快要退休了，他想要挣些外快。
13. PREP-PHRASE 在…手中，从…那里（尤指受到不好的待遇）
    If someone experiences a particular kind of treatment, especially unpleasant treatment, at the hands of a person or organization, they receive it from them.
    1. The civilian population were suffering greatly at the hands of the security forces.
       老百姓吃尽了安全部队的苦头。
14. PHRASE 用手工
    If you do something by hand, you do it using your hands rather than a machine.
    1. Each pleat was stitched in place by hand.
       每条褶裥都是手工缝制到位的。
15. PHRASE 变换所有权;易主;易手
    When something changes hands, its ownership changes, usually because it is sold to someone else.
    1. The firm has changed hands many times over the years.
       该公司多年来已几易其主。
16. PHRASE 完全受（某人）支配;完全听命于（某人）
    If you have someone eating out of your hand, they are completely under your control.
    1. Parker could have customers eating out of his hand.
       帕克能让顾客对自己言听计从。
17. 连手带脚地，手脚一起地（捆绑）
    If someone is bound hand and foot, both their hands and both their feet are tied together.
18. PHRASE 迫使（某人）提前行动（或公开其所作所为）
    If you force someone's hand, you force them to act sooner than they want to, or to act in public when they would prefer to keep their actions secret.
    1. He blamed the press for forcing his hand.
       他指责新闻界迫使自己采取行动。
19. PHRASE （为…）忙得不可开交;（因…）应接不暇
    If you have your hands full with something, you are very busy because of it.
    1. She had her hands full with new arrivals.
       她忙于应付新来的人。
20. PHRASE 自行决定权;自由行动权
    If someone gives you a free hand, they give you the freedom to use your own judgment and to do exactly as you wish.
    1. He gave Stephanie a free hand in the decoration.
       他放手让斯蒂芬妮全权负责装修一事。
21. 迅速而大量地（赚钱或花钱）
    If you say that someone is making or losing money hand over fist, you mean that they are getting or losing a lot of money very quickly.
22. PHRASE （通常指经过努力后）获得，得到
    If you get your hands on something or lay your hands on something, you manage to find it or obtain it, usually after some difficulty.
    1. Patty began reading everything she could get her hands on.
       帕蒂开始阅读她能找到的所有东西。
23. PHRASE （与某人）密切合作地
    If you work hand in glove with someone, you work very closely with them.
    1. The UN inspectors work hand in glove with the Western intelligence agencies.
       联合国观察员和西方情报机构之间密切合作。
24. PHRASE （常指为表示爱意而）手拉手的，携着手的
    If two people are hand in hand, they are holding each other's nearest hand, usually while they are walking or sitting together. People often do this to show their affection for each other.
    1. I saw them making their way, hand in hand, down the path.
       我看到他们手拉手沿着小路往前走去。
25. PHRASE （两件事）密切相关地，同时并进地
    If two things go hand in hand, they are closely connected and cannot be considered separately from each other.
    1. For us, research and teaching go hand in hand...
       对我们而言，研究和教学是齐头并进的。
    2. Hand in hand with the police inquiries the government has also announced a full investigation.
       在警方调查的同时，政府也宣布要展开彻查。
26. PHRASE 参加;参与
    If you have a hand in something such as an event or activity, you are involved in it.
    1. He thanked all who had a hand in his release.
       他向所有帮助自己获得释放的人表示感谢。
27. PHRASE （统治者）用高压手段，严厉地
    If you say that someone such as the ruler of a country treats people with a heavy hand, you are criticizing them because they are very strict and severe with them.
    1. Henry and Richard both ruled with a heavy hand.
       亨利和理查都用高压手段实行统治。
28. PHR-RECIP （常指为表示爱意而）手拉手，牵手
    If two people are holding hands, they are holding each other's nearest hand, usually while they are walking or sitting together. People often do this to show their affection for each other.
    1. She approached a young couple holding hands on a bench.
       她走近一对手拉手坐在长椅上的年轻情侣。
29. PHRASE 给…精神上的支持
    If you ask someone to hold your hand at an event that you are worried about, you ask them to support you by being there with you.
    1. I don't need anyone to hold my hand.
       我不需要任何人的精神安慰。
30. PHRASE （比赛）尚待进行
    In a competition, if someone has games or matches in hand, they have more games or matches left to play than their opponent and therefore have the possibility of scoring more points.
    1. Wales are three points behind Romania in the group but have a game in hand.
       威尔士队在小组中以3分之差落后于罗马尼亚队，但他们还有一场比赛没踢。
31. PHRASE （时间或金钱）宽余的
    If you have time or money in hand, you have more time or money than you need.
    1. Hughes finished with 15 seconds in hand.
       休斯提前了15秒完成。
32. PHRASE （工作或问题）办理中的，处理中的
    The job or problem in hand is the job or problem that you are dealing with at the moment.
    1. The business in hand was approaching some kind of climax.
       手头的生意似乎快到紧要关头了。
33. PHRASE （局势）在控制下，在掌握中
    If a situation is in hand, it is under control.
    1. The Olympic organisers say that matters are well in hand.
       奥运会的组织方说各项事务都在掌控之中。
34. PHRASE 偶尔练习以保持熟练
    If you do something to keep your hand in, you practise a skill or hobby occasionally in order to remain fairly good at it.
    1. He still plays keyboards for a local band to keep his hand in.
       他仍在一个本地乐队里担任键盘手，以免技艺生疏。
35. PHRASE 趴着;四肢着地
    If you are on your hands and knees, your knees and feet and the palms of your hands are touching the ground.
    1. Chris crawled on his hands and knees out onto the highway.
       克里斯手脚并用爬上了公路。
36. PHRASE 向…伸出援手;给予…帮助
    If you lend someone a hand, you help them.
    1. I'd be glad to lend a hand.
       我很乐意帮忙。
37. PHRASE （不客气的警告语）别碰…，别干涉…
    If you tell someone to keep their hands off something or to take their hands off it, you are telling them in a rather aggressive way not to touch it or interfere with it.
    1. Keep your hands off my milk.
       不准打我的牛奶的主意。
38. PHRASE 马上;立即;无需询问（或查证）
    If you do not know something off hand, you do not know it without having to ask someone else or look it up in a book.
    1. I can't think of any off hand.
       我现在一个也想不出来。
39. PHRASE 由…负责/不再由…负责
    If you have a problem or responsibility on your hands, you have to deal with it. If it is off your hands, you no longer have to deal with it.
    1. They now have yet another drug problem on their hands...
       他们现在又有个吸毒问题需要解决。
    2. She would like the worry of dealing with her affairs taken off her hands.
       她希望不再为处理自己的事务而烦恼。
40. PHRASE 在手头;在近处;现有
    If someone or something is on hand, they are near and able to be used if they are needed.
    1. The Bridal Department will have experts on hand to give you all the help and advice you need...
       婚礼用品部会有现成的专家为您提供所需的一切帮助和建议。
    2. There was simply no cash on hand to meet the cost of food.
       手头实在没有现金可以购买食品。
41. PHRASE 一方面…（另一方面…）
    You use on the one hand to introduce the first of two contrasting points, facts, or ways of looking at something. It is always followed later by on the other hand or 'on the other'.
    1. On the one hand, if the body doesn't have enough cholesterol, we would not be able to survive. On the other hand, if the body has too much cholesterol, the excess begins to line the arteries.
       一方面，如果体内没有足够的胆固醇，我们就无法存活下去。另一方面，如果体内胆固醇过高，多余的胆固醇就会附着在动脉内壁上。
42. PHRASE （从）另一方面（来说）（用于引出相对照的另一点）
    You use on the other hand to introduce the second of two contrasting points, facts, or ways of looking at something.
    1. Well, all right, hospitals lose money. But, on the other hand, if people are healthy, don't think of it as losing money; think of it as saving lives.
       嗯，好吧，医院是赔钱。但从另一个角度看，如果人们都健健康康的，就不能认为是在赔钱，而应该想成是在救死扶伤。

Do not confuse on the other hand with on the contrary. On the other hand is used to state a different, often contrasting aspect of the situation you are considering. On the contrary is used to contradict someone, to say that they are wrong. He had no wish to hurt her. On the contrary, he thought of her with warmth and affection.
不要混淆 on the other hand 和 on the contrary。on the other hand 用于阐述前面所提到的情形中一个不同的、而且往往是形成对比的方面。on the contrary 则用于反驳某人，认为其是错误的，例如：He had no wish to hurt her. On the contrary, he thought of her with warmth and affection（他无意伤害她。相反，他一想起她心里就充满温暖和爱意）。

43. PHRASE 失去控制;不可收拾
    If a person or a situation gets out of hand, you are no longer able to control them.
    1. His drinking had got out of hand.
       他酗酒的恶习已无法控制。
44. PHRASE 立即，不假思索地（屏弃、拒绝等）
    If you dismiss or reject something out of hand, you do so immediately and do not consider believing or accepting it.
    1. I initially dismissed the idea out of hand.
       我起初不假思索地就否定了这个想法。
45. PHRASE 因失算而让…占便宜;做对…有利的事
    If you play into someone's hands, you do something which they want you to do and which places you in their power.
    1. He is playing into the hands of racists.
       他这样做正中种族主义分子的下怀。
46. PHRASE 摊牌;亮出底牌;表明自己的真实意图
    If you show your hand, you show how much power you have and the way you intend to act.
    1. He has grown more serious about running for president, although he refuses to show his hand.
       尽管他拒绝亮出自己的底牌，他对竞选总统一事却越来越认真了。
47. PHRASE （尤指为有所改善）接手，照管，担任起对…的责任
    If you take something or someone in hand, you take control or responsibility over them, especially in order to improve them.
    1. I hope that Parliament will soon take the NHS in hand...
       我希望议会能很快接管国民医疗保健系统。
    2. He had thought her worth taking in hand.
       他曾经认为照管她是值得的。
48. PHRASE （因愤怒、绝望或厌恶而）骤然举起双手
    If someone throws up their hands, they express their anger, frustration, or disgust when a situation becomes so bad that they can no longer accept it.
    1. She threw up her hands in despair...
       她绝望地举起双手表示放弃。
    2. Or are they just going to throw up their hands and say you're asking too much?
       或许他们只会愤怒地挥舞着双手说你的要求太过分了？
49. PHRASE 受到束缚;放不开手脚
    If you say that your hands are tied, you mean that something is preventing you from acting in the way that you want to.
    1. Politicians are always saying that they want to help us but their hands are tied...
       政客们总是说想帮助我们，但却身不由己。
    2. Her hands were tied by the way that the US constitution is structured.
       她为美国宪法的表述缚住了手脚。
50. PHRASE 在手边;在附近
    If you have something to hand or near to hand, you have it with you or near you, ready to use when needed.
    1. You may want to keep this brochure safe, so you have it to hand whenever you may need it.
       你应该保管好这份手册，这样随时想用都能马上在手边找到。
51. PHRASE （通常指初次）尝试，试身手
    If you try your hand at an activity, you attempt to do it, usually for the first time.
    1. After he left school, he tried his hand at a variety of jobs—bricklayer, cinema usher, coal man.
       离开学校后，他尝试过各种工作，如泥瓦匠、电影院引座员、运煤工。
52. PHRASE 着手学做
    If you turn your hand to something such as a practical activity, you learn about it and do it for the first time.
    1. ...a person who can turn his hand to anything.
       什么事都能学着做的人
53. PHRASE 洗手不干;不再管;和…断绝关系
    If you wash your hands of someone or something, you refuse to be involved with them any more or to take responsibility for them.
    1. He seems to have washed his hands of the job.
       那份工作他好像已经洗手不干了。
54. 轻易取胜
    If you win hands down, you win very easily.
55. See also: hand-to-mouth

VERB USES 动词用法

1. VERB 递;交;给
   If you hand something to someone, you pass it to them.
   1. He handed me a little rectangle of white paper...
      他递给我一张小小的长方形白纸片。
   2. He took a thick envelope from an inside pocket and handed it to me.
      他从内侧口袋里掏出一只厚信封递给我。
2. PHRASE 你不得不佩服…
   You say things such as 'You have to hand it to her' or 'You've got to hand it to them' when you admire someone for their skills or achievements and you think they deserve a lot of praise.
   1. You've got to hand it to Melissa, she certainly gets around.
      你不得不佩服梅利莎，她到哪里都吃得开。

1. I put my hand into my pocket and pulled out the letter
   我把手伸进口袋，掏出了那封信。
2. The hand of the military authorities can be seen in the entire electoral process
   整个选举过程中都能看出军方的介入。
3. I feel that possibly the majority of these dogs are in the wrong hands
   在我看来很可能这些狗大多数都没有人妥善照看。
4. I could see you'd want a hand with the children
   我能看出你需要有人帮着照看孩子。
5. He now works as a farm hand
   他现在是一名农场工人。
6. Let's give 'em a big hand.
   让我们为他们热烈鼓掌。
7. He came to ask Usha's father for her hand in marriage.
   他来请求乌莎的父亲把女儿嫁给他。
8. He carefully inspected his hand.
   他仔细地审视着自己手中的牌。
9. I had a very good 14.2 hands pony, called Brandy.
   我有一匹很棒的14.2手高的小马，名叫布朗迪。
10. The manuscripts were written in the composer's own hand.
    手稿是作曲家亲笔写的。
11. Having the right equipment at hand will be enormously helpful
    手头上有合适的设备将会帮上大忙。
12. The civilian population were suffering greatly at the hands of the security forces.
    老百姓吃尽了安全部队的苦头。
13. Each pleat was stitched in place by hand.
    每条褶裥都是手工缝制到位的。
14. The firm has changed hands many times over the years.
    该公司多年来已几易其主。
15. Parker could have customers eating out of his hand.
    帕克能让顾客对自己言听计从。
16. He blamed the press for forcing his hand.
    他指责新闻界迫使自己采取行动。
17. She had her hands full with new arrivals.
    她忙于应付新来的人。
18. He gave Stephanie a free hand in the decoration.
    他放手让斯蒂芬妮全权负责装修一事。
19. Patty began reading everything she could get her hands on.
    帕蒂开始阅读她能找到的所有东西。
20. The UN inspectors work hand in glove with the Western intelligence agencies.
    联合国观察员和西方情报机构之间密切合作。
21. I saw them making their way, hand in hand, down the path.
    我看到他们手拉手沿着小路往前走去。
22. For us, research and teaching go hand in hand
    对我们而言，研究和教学是齐头并进的。
23. He thanked all who had a hand in his release.
    他向所有帮助自己获得释放的人表示感谢。
24. Henry and Richard both ruled with a heavy hand.
    亨利和理查都用高压手段实行统治。
25. She approached a young couple holding hands on a bench.
    她走近一对手拉手坐在长椅上的年轻情侣。
26. I don't need anyone to hold my hand.
    我不需要任何人的精神安慰。
27. Wales are three points behind Romania in the group but have a game in hand.
    威尔士队在小组中以3分之差落后于罗马尼亚队，但他们还有一场比赛没踢。
28. The business in hand was approaching some kind of climax.
    手头的生意似乎快到紧要关头了。
29. The Olympic organisers say that matters are well in hand.
    奥运会的组织方说各项事务都在掌控之中。

  hand pass present submit【导航词义：递，交】

  hand v. 递交

〔辨析〕指将某物亲手交给他人。

  pass v. 传递

〔辨析〕指把某人可以看到但够不到的东西给某人。

  present v. 呈递

〔辨析〕指将某物呈递给某人、某一机构等，通常用于正式场合。

  submit v. 提交，呈交

〔辨析〕指把计划等呈交给上级或权威人士审批或审查。

hand sth↔around/round

1. 传递，分发（尤指食物或饮料）
   to offer or pass sth, especially food or drinks, to all the people in a group

hand sth back (to sb)

1. 归还某物
   to give or return sth to the person who owns it or to where it belongs

hand sth↔down (to sb)

1. 把某事物传下去；传给（后代）
   to give or leave sth to sb who is younger than you
2. 正式宣布；公布
   to officially give a decision/statement, etc.
   1. Let me give you a hand with those bags (= help you to carry them) .
      我来帮你拎那些包吧。
   2. Do you need a hand with those invoices?
      要不要我帮你处理那些发票？
   3. The neighbours are always willing to lend a hand .
      邻居们总是乐于帮忙。

hand sth↔in (to sb)

1. 提交，呈交，上交（尤指书面材料或失物）
   to give sth to a person in authority, especially a piece of work or sth that is lost
   1. Early reports suggest the hand of rebel forces in the bombings.
      早期的报道暗示叛乱武装插手了爆炸案。
   2. Several of his colleagues had a hand in his downfall.
      他的几位同事对他的下台起了作用。
   3. This appointment was an attempt to strengthen her hand in policy discussions.
      这次任命旨在加强她在政策讨论中的作用。

hand sb↔off

1. 伸直手臂挡开（对手）
   to push away a player who is trying to stop you, with your arm straight

hand sth↔on (to sb)

1. 把某事物交给或留给（某人）使用（或处理）
   to give or leave sth for another person to use or deal with

hand sth↔out (to sb)

1. 分发某物
   to give a number of things to the members of a group
   1. All hands on deck!
      全体船员到甲板上集合！
2. 提出，给予（建议、惩罚等）
   to give advice, a punishment, etc.

hand sth↔over (to sb)

hand over (to sb)

hand sth over (to sb)

1. 把（权力或责任）移交给（某人）
   to give sb else your position of power or the responsibility for sth
   1. I'll have to leave after this hand.
      这一盘打完后我必须走了。

hand sb over to sb

1. （尤指打电话或在新闻广播中）让某人听另一个人讲话或同其谈话
   to let sb listen or speak to another person, especially on the telephone or in a news broadcast

hand sb/sth↔over (to sb)

1. 把某事物 / 某人正式交给（某人）
   to give sth/sb officially or formally to another person

n.

all hands on deck

• 总动员；全体出动
  everyone helps or must help, especially in a difficult situation
  1. There are 30 people coming to dinner tonight, so it's all hands on deck.
     今天晚上有30人来吃饭，要全体动员了。

(close/near) at hand

• （在时间或距离上）接近
  close to you in time or distance
  1. Help was at hand.
     援助近在咫尺。
  2. The property is ideally located with all local amenities close at hand.
     这处房地产的位置很理想，离当地的福利设施都近。

at the hands of sb

at sb's hands

• 某人导致；出自某人之手
  if you experience sth at the hands of sb , they are the cause of it

be good with your hands

• 技术娴熟
  to be skilful at making or doing things with your hands

bind/tie sb hand and foot

• 捆绑住某人的手脚
  to tie sb's hands and feet together so that they cannot move or escape
• 用条条框框限制某人
  to prevent sb from doing what they want by creating rules, restrictions, etc.

by hand

• 手工
  by a person rather than a machine
  1. The fabric was painted by hand.
     这个织品是手染的。
• （信件）亲手交付，由专人递送
  if a letter is delivered by hand , it is delivered by the person who wrote it, or sb who is sent by them, rather than by post/mail

fall into sb's hands/the hands of sb

• 受制于某人；被某人控制
  to become controlled by sb
  1. The town fell into enemy hands.
     那个小镇落到敌人手里了。
  2. We don't want this document falling into the wrong hands .
     我们不想使这份文件误落到他人手中。

(at) first hand

• 第一手；亲自
  by experiencing, seeing, etc. sth yourself rather than being told about it by sb else
  1. The President visited the area to see the devastation at first hand.
     总统亲临该地区视察受损情况。

get your hands dirty

• 做体力工作；体力劳动
  to do physical work
  1. He's not frightened of getting his hands dirty.
     他不怕体力劳动。

sb's hand (in marriage)

• 答应求婚（尤指女方）
  permission to marry sb, especially a woman
  1. He asked the general for his daughter's hand in marriage.
     他请求将军把女儿许配给他。

hand in glove (with sb)

• 同某人密切合作（尤指勾结）
  working closely with sb, especially in a secret and/or illegal way

hand in hand

• 手拉手
  if two people are hand in hand , they are holding each other's hand
• 密切关联；相连带
  if two things go hand in hand , they are closely connected and one thing causes the other
  1. Poverty and poor health often go hand in hand.
     贫困和健康不良常有连带关系。

(get/take your) hands off (sth/sb)

• （命令）别动某物 / 某人
  used to tell sb not to touch sth/sb
  1. Get your hands off my wife!
     不许碰我妻子！
  2. Hey, hands off! That's my drink!
     嘿，别动！那是我的饮料！

hands up!

• 举手（答问）
  used to tell a group of people to raise one hand in the air if they know the answer to a question, etc.
  1. Hands up all those who want to go swimming.
     想去游泳的人举手。
• 举手（投降）
  used by sb who is threatening people with a gun to tell them to raise both hands in the air

have your hands full

• 忙得不可开交；应接不暇
  to be very busy or too busy to do sth else
  1. She certainly has her hands full with four kids in the house.
     家里养着四个孩子，她当然忙得团团转。

have your hands tied

• 受到制约
  to be unable to do what you want to do because of rules, promises, etc.
  1. I really wish I could help but my hands are tied.
     我的确想帮忙，但却多有不便。

hold sb's hand

• （困难时）给某人支持；拉某人一把
  to give sb support in a difficult situation
  1. Do you want me to come along and hold your hand?
     你想让我过去帮你一把吗？

in sb's capable, safe, etc. hands

• 由可信任的人负责（或处理等）
  being taken care of or dealt with by sb that you think you can rely on
  1. Can I leave these queries in your capable hands?
     我能否请你这个能手来解答这些疑问？

in hand

• 在手头；可供使用
  if you have time or money in hand , it is left and available to be used
• 在掌握中；在控制中
  if you have a particular situation in hand , you are in control of it
• 正在处理中
  the job, question, etc. in hand is the one that you are dealing with
• （按星期、月等）领取工资
  if sb works a week, month, etc. in hand , they are paid for the work a week, etc. after they have completed it

in the hands of sb

in sb's hands

• 受某人照料；受某人控制
  being taken care of or controlled by sb
  1. The matter is now in the hands of my lawyer.
     这件事现在正由我的律师处理。
  2. At that time, the castle was in enemy hands.
     那时城堡在敌人手中。

keep your hand in

• 偶尔操练某事以保持熟练
  to occasionally do sth that you used to do a lot so that you do not lose your skill at it
  1. She retired last year but still teaches the odd class to keep her hand in.
     她去年退休了，但偶尔还上课，以免技巧生疏。

lay/get your hands on sb

• 捉住使你不快的人
  to catch sb that you are annoyed with
  1. Wait till I get my hands on him!
     等我抓住他再说！

lay/get your hands on sth

• 找到 / 得到某物
  to find or get sth
  1. I know their address is here somewhere, but I can't lay my hands on it right now.
     我知道他们的地址就放在这块儿，但我一时找不到。

many hands make light work

• 人多好办事；众人拾柴火焰高
  used to say that a job is made easier if a lot of people help

not do a hand's turn

• 什么活也不干
  to do no work
  1. She hasn't done a hand's turn all week.
     她闲了整整一星期。

off your hands

• 不再由某人负责
  no longer your responsibility

on either/every hand

• 在双方面 / 各个方面；在两个 / 各个方向
  on both/all sides; in both/all directions

on hand

• 现有（尤指帮助）
  available, especially to help
  1. The emergency services were on hand with medical advice.
     随时都有急诊服务，并提供医疗咨询。

on your hands

• 由某人负责（某人、某事）
  if you have sb/sth on your hands , you are responsible for them or it
  1. Let me take care of the invitations─you've enough on your hands with the caterers.
     让我来负责发邀请吧——你负责洽办酒席就够忙了。

on the one hand… on the other (hand)…

• （引出不同的，尤指对立的观点、思想等）一方面…另一方面…
  used to introduce different points of view, ideas, etc., especially when they are opposites
  1. On the one hand they'd love to have kids, but on the other, they don't want to give up their freedom.
     一方面，他们想要孩子，但另一方面，他们又不想放弃自由自在的生活。

out of hand

• 难以（或无法）控制
  difficult or impossible to control
  1. Unemployment is getting out of hand.
     失业问题越来越难以控制。
• 不假思索（拒绝等）
  if you reject, etc. sth out of hand , you do so immediately without thinking about it fully or listening to other people's arguments
  1. All our suggestions were dismissed out of hand.
     我们的建议均遭到了草率的拒绝。

out of your hands

• 不再由某人负责
  no longer your responsibility
  1. I'm afraid the matter is now out of my hands.
     恐怕这件事现已不归我管。

play into sb's hands

• 干敌人（或对手等）所希望的事；做有利于敌人（或对手等）的事；授人以可乘之机
  to do exactly what an enemy, opponent, etc. wants so that they gain the advantage in a particular situation
  1. If we get the police involved, we'll be playing right into the protesters' hands.
     如果出动警察，那将正中抗议者的下怀。

put your hand in your pocket

• 掏腰包；出钱；付款
  to spend money or give it to sb
  1. I've heard he doesn't like putting his hand in his pocket.
     我听说他手很紧。

(at) second, third, etc. hand

• 经过二手三手地；间接地；非亲身经历
  by being told about sth by sb else who has seen it or heard about it, not by experiencing, seeing, etc. it yourself
  1. I'm fed up of hearing about these decisions third hand!
     我厌倦了从别人那里听说这些决定！

take sb in hand

• 管教某人
  to deal with sb in a strict way in order to improve their behaviour

take sth into your own hands

• 亲自处理某事
  to deal with a particular situation yourself because you are not happy with the way that others are dealing with it

throw your hand in

• （尤指不成功而）放弃，退出
  to stop doing sth or taking part in sth, especially because you are not successful

to hand

• 在手边；随时可得到
  that you can reach or get easily
  1. I'm afraid I don't have the latest figures to hand.
     恐怕我手头没有最新的数据。

turn your hand to sth

• （尤指成功、顺利地）着手做，能够做
  to start doing sth or be able to do sth, especially when you do it well
  1. Jim can turn his hand to most jobs around the house.
     吉姆能担当起家里的大部分杂活。

give sb/get a big hand

• 给某人 / 受到鼓掌喝彩
  to show your approval of sb by clapping your hands; to be applauded in this way
  1. Ladies and gentlemen, let's give a big hand to our special guests tonight…
     女士们、先生们，让我们以热烈的掌声欢迎今晚的特邀嘉宾…

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

• 一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林（满足于现有的总比因过分追求而失去一切好）
  it is better to keep sth that you already have than to risk losing it by trying to get much more

bite the hand that feeds you

• 伤害恩人；恩将仇报
  to harm sb who has helped you or supported you

have sb's blood on your hands

• 对某人的死亡罪责难逃
  to be responsible for sb's death
  1. a dictator with the blood of thousands on his hands
     手上沾满千万人鲜血的独裁者

go cap in hand (to sb)

• 谦卑地要，恭敬地讨（尤指钱）
  to ask sb for sth, especially money, in a very polite way that makes you seem less important

cash in hand

• 现金支付（尤指受款人可避税）
  if you pay for goods and services cash in hand , you pay in cash , especially so that the person being paid can avoid paying tax on the amount

change hands

• 换主人；易主；转手
  to pass to a different owner
  1. The house has changed hands several times.
     这房子已几易其主。

close at hand

• 在附近；在顺手可及的地方
  near; in a place where sb/sth can be reached easily
  1. There are good cafes and a restaurant close at hand.
     附近有几家挺不错的咖啡馆和一家餐馆。

take your courage in both hands

• 鼓起勇气（做自己害怕做的事）；敢作敢为
  to make yourself do sth that you are afraid of
  1. Taking her courage in both hands, she opened the door and walked in.
     她壮着胆打开门，走了进去。

the dead hand of sth

• （控制或阻碍事物发展的）影响
  an influence that controls or restricts sth
  1. We need to free business from the dead hand of bureaucracy.
     我们必须摆脱官僚主义对工作的严重影响。

the devil makes work for idle hands

• 人闲生是非
  people who do not have enough to do often start to do wrong
  1. She blamed the crimes on the local jobless teenagers. ‘The devil makes work for idle hands,’ she would say.
     她认为那些违法行为是当地的无业青少年所为，总是说：“人一闲，惹麻烦”。

eat out of your/sb's hand

• 甘愿听命于某人；顺从某人
  to trust sb and be willing to do what they say
  1. She'll have them eating out of her hand in no time.
     她很快就会让他们俯首帖耳的。

a firm hand

• 牢固控制；严格纪律；铁腕
  strong control or discipline
  1. Those children need a firm hand to make them behave.
     那些孩子得严加管教。

fold your hands

• 十指交叉合拢交叠
  to bring or hold your hands together
  1. She kept her hands folded in her lap.
     她双手合拢，放在腿上。

force sb's hand

• 迫使某人做某事（或提前行动）
  to make sb do sth that they do not want to do or make them do it sooner than they had intended

get, have, etc. a free hand

• 可以全权处理；有自主权
  to get, have, etc. the opportunity to do what you want to do and to make your own decisions
  1. I was given a free hand in designing the syllabus.
     我获准全权制订教学大纲。

go hat in hand (to sb)

go hat in hand (to sb)

heavy hand

• 严厉手段；粗暴方式；暴虐方式
  a way of doing sth or of treating people that is much stronger and less sensitive than it needs to be
  1. the heavy hand of management
     粗暴的管理方式

give/lend a helping hand

• 帮助；伸出援助之手
  to help sb

an iron fist/hand (in a velvet glove)

• （温和背后的）铁拳
  if you use the words an iron fist/hand when describing the way that sb behaves, you mean that they treat people severely. This treatment may be hidden behind a kind appearance (the velvet glove ).

join hands (with sb)

join hands (with sb)

know sb/sth inside out

know sb/sth like the back of your hand

• 对…极为熟悉（或了如指掌）
  to be very familiar with sth
  1. This is where I grew up. I know this area like the back of my hand.
     我在这儿长大的，我对这地方再熟悉不过了。

take the law into your own hands

• 不通过法律擅自处理
  to do sth illegal in order to punish sb for doing sth wrong, instead of letting the police deal with them

take your life in your hands

• 冒生命危险；豁出性命；把脑袋别在裤腰带上
  to risk being killed
  1. You take your life in your hands just crossing the road here.
     你在这里过马路简直是冒险玩命。

not lift/raise a finger/hand (to do sth)

• 一点忙也不帮；油瓶倒了都不扶
  to do nothing to help sb
  1. The children never lift a finger to help around the house.
     孩子们从不帮着做家务。

live (from) hand to mouth

• 仅够糊口度日
  to spend all the money you earn on basic needs such as food without being able to save any money

make/lose money hand over fist

• 赚大钱；破大财
  to make/lose money very fast and in large quantities

offer your hand

• 伸出手（以便同别人握手）
  to hold out your hand for sb to shake

overplay your hand

• 因不自量力而毁掉胜机；高估自己的地位；错估形势
  to spoil your chance of success by judging your position to be stronger than it really is

a pair of hands

• 一个能做事的人；人手；正在工作的人
  a person who can do, or is doing, a job
  1. We need an extra pair of hands if we're going to finish on time.
     要想按时完成任务，我们就要再增加一个人。
  2. Colleagues regard him as a safe pair of hands (= sb who can be relied on to do a job well) .
     同事认为他办事可靠。

have sb in the palm of your hand

• 完全控制某人；把某人攥在手心里
  to have complete control or influence over sb

(like) putty in sb's hands

• （像）某人手中的面团；任某人摆布；易受某人的影响
  easily controlled or influenced by another person
  1. She'll persuade him. He's like putty in her hands.
     她会说服他的。他就像她手里的面团一样。

raise a/your hand against/to sb

• 打人；威胁要打人
  to hit or threaten to hit sb

in safe hands

in the safe hands of sb

• 在可靠的人手里；受到妥善照管
  being taken care of well by sb
  1. I've left the kids in safe hands─with my parents.
     我把孩子托给了靠得住的人——在我父母那儿。
  2. Their problem was in the safe hands of the experts.
     他们的问题交给行家处理了。

a show of hands

• 举手表决
  a group of people each raising a hand to vote for or against sth

show your hand/cards

• 摊牌；让对手摸着底细；公开自己的意图
  to make your plans or intentions known

stay your hand

• 住手；不做（某事）
  to stop yourself from doing sth; to prevent you from doing sth

have time on your hands

have time to kill

• 无所事事；没事可干；闲着
  to have nothing to do or not be busy

try your hand (at sth)

• 初试身手
  to do sth such as an activity or a sport for the first time

gain, get, have, etc. the upper hand

• 占上风；处于有利地位；有优势；有控制权
  to get an advantage over sb so that you are in control of a particular situation

wait on sb hand and foot

• 过分照顾；让…饭来张口，衣来伸手
  to take care of sb's needs so well that they do not have to do anything for themselves

wash your hands of sb/sth

• 拒绝对…负责；脱离关系；洗手不干
  to refuse to be responsible for or involved with sb/sth
  1. When her son was arrested again she washed her hands of him.
     她的儿子再次被捕，她就与他脱离了关系。

have/hold, etc. the whip hand (over sb/sth)

• 执掌大权；执鞭在手
  to be in a position where you have power or control over sb/sth

win (sth) hands down

• 轻易取得；唾手可得
  to win sth very easily

wring sb's hand

• （握手时）攥紧…的手
  to squeeze sb's hand very tightly when you shake hands

v.

hand sth to sb on a plate

• 把某事物拱手送给某人
  to give sth to sb without the person concerned making any effort
  1. Nobody's going to hand you success on a plate.
     没有人会把胜利白白地送给你的。

have (got) to hand it to sb

• （表示某人值得称赞）
  used to say that sb deserves praise for sth
  1. You've got to hand it to her─she's a great cook.
     你没法不佩服她——她的厨艺的确了不起。