0 the part of the body at the end of the arm that is used for holding, moving, touching, and feeling things:
I delivered her invitation by hand (= not using the postal service).
He can fix anything - he's so good with his hands.
Hold your fork in your left hand and your knife in your right hand.
She sat, pen in hand (= with a pen in her hand), searching for the right words.
They can't keep their hands off each other - they never stop kissing and cuddling.
"Congratulations!" she said and shook me by the hand/shook my hand/shook hands with me.
a hand towel
1 one of the long, thin pieces that point to the numbers on a clock or watch:
Does anyone have a watch with a second hand?
2 a (single part of a) game of cards, or the set of cards that a player has in a game:
4 a person who does physical work or is skilled or experienced in something:
5 involvement in or influence over an event:
It is not thought that terrorists had a hand in the explosion.
7 a person's writing:
an uneven hand
8 a unit for measuring the height of a horse up to its shoulder:
One hand equals four inches (= 10.16 centimetres).
9 to put something into someone's hand from your own hand:
10 the part of the body at the end of the arm that includes the fingers and is used for holding, moving, touching, and feeling things:
11 one of the two long narrow parts on a clock or watch that move to show the time:
13 help with doing something:
Can I give you a hand with those bags?
14 a person who does physical work, esp. as one of a team or group:
a farm hand
15 a period of clapping to show enjoyment of a performance:
16 to put something from your hand into someone else’s hand:
18 always happening or being done together:
19 available:
Help is at hand for owners of small and growing businesses.
He would use his team members' particular experiences and talents to help him attack the problem at hand.
23 already available or being done:
Plans for the restructuring are already in hand.
24 being dealt with or looked after by a particular person or group of people:
26 no longer able to be controlled by you, or no longer your responsibility:
The decision over his future had been taken out of his hands by management.
28 the job or subject that is important at the present time:
He is a consummate professional, very focused on the job in hand.
29 near and able to be used:
The school provides paper towels for the children to dry their hands on.
The hands on the clock showed the exact time at which the explosion occurred.
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身體部位, 手, 鐘錶/手錶…
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身体部位, 手, 钟表/手表…
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mão, ponteiro (do relógio), dar…
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el, yelkovan, (kağıt oyununda) eldeki kâğıtlar…
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