hand /hænd/ I. n. ［c］ 1.手：shake sb’s hand (shake hands with sb.) 与某人握手 She has a book in her hand. 她手里有本书。A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. ［谚］一鸟在手胜于两鸟在林(到手之物才是可靠的)。2. 人手，雇员： factory hands工厂工人；a green hand 生手； an old hand 老手；be short of hands 缺少人手 3.(钟表的)针: the hour(minute, second) hand 时（分，秒）针 4. 用于习语 at hand在手边；不远：When he writes, he always keeps a dictionary at hand. 他写作时，手边总放有一本词典。The examinations are at hand.考试即将举行了。by hand 用手，手工(制造，操作): The work can’t be done by hand. 这工作不能用手工干。 join hands联手，手拉手（见join条） hand in hand 手拉手；密切关联的：The lovers walked along the river bank, hand in hand.恋人们手拉着手，沿着河岸漫步。She had the confidence that usually goes hand in hand with experience. 她具有经验丰富者常有的那种自信。in hand 在进行中，待办理：He has a novel in hand. 他正在写一部小说。 in sb’s hands/on hand 在场，在手边：We have some new woollen goods on hand. 我们手头有一些新的毛料。Please be on hand at 12 sharp.请十二点整到场。lend/give a hand to sb.帮助某人：Please lend me a hand to move this box.请帮我把箱子移动一下。on the one hand… on the other hand 一方面 …，另一方面…: He was praised by his friends on the one hand, but blamed by his parents on the other hand.一方面他受到朋友的赞扬，但另一方面，受到父母的责备。out of hand 绝对拒绝：Moving to London is certainly a possibility. I wouldn’t dismiss it out of hand. 搬到伦敦去当然是一种可能性，我不会断然拒绝的。have/take a hand in 插手参与：The party was basically Jack’s idea but I think Lisa had a hand in it too.聚会主要是杰克的主意，但利萨也插手参与了。wash one’s hands of洗手不干（见wash条）‖II. vt.传递，交给： Please hand me that chair (= …hand that chair to me).请把那张椅子递给我。hand back交还：He looked through the article and handed it back. 他看完了那篇文章后把它还了回去。The ticket was handed back to the passenger. 票还给旅客了。hand down 把…传下去：［考句］The bed has been handed down in the family. It was my great grandmother’s originally.这张床在家里一代代的传下来，它是我曾祖母的遗物。hand in 交进来，交纳：He handed in his paper.他交了考卷。hand on 把…传下去：Hand it on to your friends. 把这传给你朋友。hand out 分发：The papers have been handed out. 试卷已发。hand over移交：［考句］ When Mr. Jones gets old, he will hand over his business to his son. 琼斯先生年迈时，将把公司交给他的儿子经营。