hands /hændz/► SEE ALLall hands on deckat the hands of sbat sb’s handsbe good with your handsfall into sb’s hands/the hands of sbget your hands dirtyget/lay your hands on sbget/lay your hands on sth(get/keep/take your) hands off (sb/sth)hands up!have your hands fullin the hands of sbin sb’s handsin safe/good handsmany hands make light workoff sb’s handson sb’s handson your hands and kneesout of sb’s handsplay (right) into sb’s handstake sth/sb off sb’s handsthrow up your hands/arms in despair, horror, etc.win (sth)/beat sb hands downwith your bare handshave (sb’s) blood on your handschange handshave clean handsyour hands are cleantake your courage in both handsthe devil makes work for idle handsjoin hands (with sb)take the law into your own handstake your life in your handstake matters into your own handsa pair of handsI’ve only got one pair of hands(like) putty in sb’s handsshake hands (with sb)shake sb’s handshake sb by the handa show of handstie sb’s handshave time on your handswash your hands of sb/sthwring your hands ●all ˌhands on ˈdeck ( all ˌhands to the ˈpump) (saying, humorous) everyone helps or must help, especially in an emergency（尤指紧急状况下）同舟共济，齐心协力◆There are 10 staff off sick this week, so it’s all hands on deck. 本周有 10 名员工病倒了，所以大家得齐心协力。◆When the kitchen staff became ill, it was all hands to the pump and even the manager did some cooking. 烧饭的师傅们病了，所有人都来帮忙，连经理都来帮厨了。NOTE On a ship, a hand is a sailor.在船上，hand 指水手。●at the hands of sb●at sb’s ˈhands (written) if you experience sth at the hands of sb, they are the cause of it由某人导致；出自某人之手◆So far hundreds of innocent civilians have died at the hands of the terrorists. 迄今为止已有数百名无辜的平民死于恐怖分子之手。●be good with your ˈhandsbe skilful at making or doing things with your hands手巧◆I’m not surprised he’s become an artist — he always was good with his hands. 他成为艺术家，我一点儿也不奇怪，他的手一直很巧。●fall into sb’s ˈhands/the ˈhands of sbbe taken, captured or obtained by sb落入某人的手里；被某人掌握◆The city has fallen into enemy hands. 这个城市已经落入敌手。◆These documents must not fall into the hands of the wrong people. 这些文件决不能落入不当的人手里。●get your ˈhands dirtydo physical work做体力活◆He’s not frightened of getting his hands dirty. 他不怕做体力活。●get/lay your ˈhands on sb (used mostly in threats主要用于威胁) catch sb who has done sth wrong抓住（做坏事的人）◆Just wait until I get my hands on the person who stole my bike! 等我抓到那个偷我自行车的人再说！●get/lay your ˈhands on sthobtain sth that you want or need very much把…弄到手；得到（非常想要的东西）◆Do you know where I can get my hands on a Russian dictionary? I need to check a translation. 你知道在哪儿能找到俄语词典吗？我想核对一篇翻译。◆I’d buy a new car if only I could lay my hands on the money. 要是能弄到钱，我就买一辆新车。●(get/keep/take your) ˌhands ˈoff (sb/sth) (spoken) used to tell sb not to touch sb/sth不许碰◆Those cakes are for tea, so hands off! 那些蛋糕是用作茶点的，不许碰！◆Keep your hands off my tools, please. 请不要碰我的工具。●ˌhands ˈup! (spoken) 1.used to tell a group of people to raise one hand in the air if they know the answer to a question, etc.举手（回答等）◆Hands up all those who want to go swimming. 想去游泳的举手。2.used by sb who is threatening people with a gun to tell them to raise both hands in the air（用于持枪威胁他人投降）举起手来●have your ˈhands fullbe very busy非常忙碌◆I’ve got my hands full looking after four children. 我要照顾四个孩子，忙得要死。◆You look as if you’ve got your hands full today. Would you like me to help you? 你今天看起来很忙，要我帮忙吗？OPPhave time on your hands●in the hands of sb●in sb’s ˈhandsin the control of sb or sb’s responsibility由某人控制（或负责）◆I’ll leave the matter in your hands. 我会把这件事交由你负责。◆The future of the industry now lies in the hands of the government. 这个行业的未来现在掌握在政府手中。●in safe/good ˈhandsbeing taken care of by a responsible person or organization, and unlikely to be harmed or damaged由可信的人（或机构）照料；受到很好的照顾◆When the child is with my mother, I know she’s in good hands. 我知道孩子跟我母亲在一起会被照顾得很好。◆It’s a good hospital. I’m sure he’s in safe hands. 这是家好医院，他肯定不会有事的。●many hands make light ˈwork (saying) a task is done easily if a lot of people share the work人多好办事；众人拾柴火焰高●off sb’s ˈhandsno longer the responsibility of sb不再由某人负责◆Now that the children are off my hands, I’ve got more time for other things. 现在我不用照管孩子了，就有更多时间做其他事情。●on sb’s ˈhands1. (of work, etc.工作等) to do待处理；待办◆I’ve got a lot of work on my hands at the moment. 目前我手头有很多事要做。2.that sb is responsible for由某人负责◆I’ve got the neighbour’s children on my hands this afternoon. 今天下午我得照看邻居的几个孩子。●on your ˌhands and ˈkneeswith your knees, toes and hands on the ground趴在地上；匍匐◆The tunnel was so low in places that we had to crawl along on our hands and knees. 这条隧道有的地方太低了，我们只能匍匐前进。◆She was down on her hands and knees looking for her earring. 她趴在地上找耳环。●ˌout of sb’s ˈhandsno longer in the control of or the responsibility of sb不再由某人控制（或负责）◆I’m afraid the matter is now out of my hands. You’ll have to write to the Area Manager. 恐怕这件事现在不归我管，你得写信给地区经理。●ˌplay (right) into sb’s ˈhandsdo exactly what an enemy, opponent, etc. wants so that they gain the advantage in a particular situation自投罗网；正中某人下怀◆The thieves played right into the hands of the law by trying to sell stolen property to a police informer. 那些小偷企图向警方的线人推销偷来的东西，结果自投法网。●take sth/sb off sb’s ˈhandstake sth away from sb who no longer wants it or take a responsibility from sb who needs a rest拿走（某人不想要的东西）；替（需要休息的人）担当职责◆I wish somebody would take this old table off my hands. I haven’t got room for it. 真希望有人把这张旧桌子拉走，我没地方放了。◆Look, you and Tony relax at the weekend, and I’ll take the children off your hands for a couple of days. 听我说，你和托尼这周末去放松一下，孩子我来看几天。●throw up your hands/arms in deˈspair, ˈhorror, etc. (oftenhumorous) show that you disagree strongly with sth, or are very worried about sth（因绝望或害怕等）强烈反对，非常担忧◆When she said she wanted to get a motorbike, her parents threw up their hands in horror. 她说想要辆摩托车时，她父母吓了一大跳。●win (sth)/beat sb ˌhands ˈdownwin (sth)/beat sb very easily轻易取胜◆Holland won the match hands down. The score was five nil. 荷兰队赢得易如反掌，比分是 5: 0。●with your bare ˈhandswith your hands only, without any tools or weapons赤手空拳；徒手◆He said he’d killed a crocodile with his bare hands!他说他赤手空拳杀死了一条鳄鱼！●have (sb’s) ˈblood on your handsbe responsible for sb’s death对某人的死亡罪责难逃◆He’s a tyrant with the blood of millions of innocent people on his hands.他是一个暴君，双手沾满了千百万无辜者的鲜血。●change ˈhandspass to a different owner换主人；易主；转手◆The house has changed hands several times.这房子已几易其主。●have clean ˈhands●your hands are ˈcleannot be responsible for crime, dishonesty, etc.无罪；清白；正派◆After years of corrupt government, we want politicians with clean hands.政府腐败已有多年，我们需要清白正派的政治家。●take your ˌcourage in both ˈhandsdecide to do sth very brave鼓起勇气；敢作敢为◆I saw him screaming for help far out from the shore, so I took my courage in both hands and swam out to save him.我看见他在远离岸边的水里大呼救命，于是鼓起勇气游过去救他。●the devil makes work for idle ˈhands (saying) people who do not have enough to do often start to do wrong游手好闲生是非◆She blamed the crimes on the local jobless teenagers. ‘The devil makes work for idle hands,’ she would say.她把这些犯罪归咎于当地无业小青年。她总是说：“游手好闲者，惹是生非人”。●join ˈhands (with sb)1.if two people join hands, they hold each other’s hands（与某人）握手，拉起手2.work together in doing sth共同做某事；合作；联合◆Education has been reluctant to join hands with business.教育界一向不肯与企业界联手。●take the law into your own ˈhandstake action personally against sb who has broken the law or done sth wrong, instead of calling the police不通过法律擅自处理；私自治罪◆I knew who had stolen my car, so I took the law into my own hands. I went to his house and beat him up. The police arrested both of us!我知道是谁偷了我的车，于是决定自己解决这个问题。我到他家去，痛打了他一顿，结果警方把我俩都拘留了！●take your ˌlife in your ˈhandsrisk being killed, injured, attacked, etc.冒生命危险；豁出性命；把脑袋别在裤腰带上◆You take your life in your hands if you let him drive.你要是让他开车，就是在拿自己的生命开玩笑。◆The reason that his photos are so good is because he takes his life in his hands to get them.他的照片很出色，原因在于他是冒着生命危险去拍摄的。●take matters into your own ˈhandsdo sth yourself, because you are tired of waiting for sb else to do it（不想等他人来做而）自己动手，自己解决◆The police were doing nothing about finding my car, so I decided to take matters into my own hands and look for it myself.警方根本没有寻找我丢失的汽车，我决定自己去找。●a pair of ˈhands (informal) a person who can do, or is doing, a job能做事的人；人手◆We need an extra pair of hands if we’re going to finish on time.要想按时完成任务，我们就要再加一个人。◆Colleagues regarded him as a safe pair of hands (= sb who can be relied on to do a job well).同事们认为把事交给他做很放心。●I’ve only got one pair of ˈhands (spoken) used to say that you are too busy to do anything else我只有一双手（实在忙不过来）◆Give me a chance! I’ve only got one pair of hands you know!别太着急！你知道我只有一双手！●(like) putty in sb’s ˈhands (informal) willing to do anything sb wants or tells you to do对…百依百顺；受某人摆布◆As soon as she starts crying, I’m putty in her hands.只要她一哭，我就对她百依百顺。OPP(as) stubborn as a muleNOTEPutty is a soft flexible substance used for fixing glass in windows. * putty （油灰）是安装窗玻璃时用的一种柔软材料。●shake ˈhands (with sb)●shake sb’s ˈhand●shake sb by the ˈhandtake hold of sb’s hand and move it up and down as a greeting or to show that you agree about sth（与某人）握手◆The television pictures of the two presidents shaking hands were shown all over the world.两位总统握手的电视画面传遍世界各地。●a show of ˈhandsa method of voting in which each person shows their opinion by raising their hand举手表决◆If you like, we can settle this debate with a show of hands.如果你们愿意，我们可以通过举手表决平息这场争论。●tie sb’s ˈhands (often used in the passive常用于被动语态) stop sb doing sth, by taking away their power or freedom使某人受束缚；撤消某人的权力（或自由）◆Employers now have the right to dismiss workers who go on strike and this has tied the unions’ hands considerably.现在雇主有权解雇罢工的工人，这使得工会大受束缚。◆I’m afraid my hands are tied. I can’t allow anyone to bring visitors into the club. It’s against the rules.恐怕我权力有限，不能让人带访客进俱乐部，这是违反规定的。OPPget, have, etc. a free hand●have ˈtime on your hands (informal) have more free time than you want or need很空闲；手头有太多的空余时间◆Now the children have left home, she’s got a lot more time on her hands.现在孩子们都离开家了，她多出了许多空闲时间。OPPhave your hands full●wash your ˈhands of sb/sthrefuse to deal with or be responsible for sb/sth any longer不再过问；脱离关系；洗手不干◆After the way she’s behaved, I’m never going to help her again! I wash my hands of her!她居然有那种表现，我再也不会帮助她了！我和她脱离关系！◆I can’t just wash my hands of the whole business. I’ve got responsibilities.整个这桩子事我不能说不干就不干，我担着责任呢。ORIGINThis idiom refers to Pontius Pilate in the Bible, who refused to take a decision about what should happen to Jesus.这个习语原指《圣经》中的彼拉多，在如何处置耶稣这个问题上，他拒绝作决定。●ˌwring your ˈhandstwist and rub your hands together because you are very worried, upset or anxious（尤指因焦急或烦恼）绞扭双手◆He stood there, wringing his hands in despair.他站在那里，绝望地搓着双手。◆It’s no use just wringing our hands — we must do something.光发愁无济于事，我们必须采取行动。▸ˈhand-wringing
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◆No amount of hand-wringing can change the situation.再怎么着急也改变不了局面。