| 词组 | hand |
| 释义 | hand hand around hand around/round sth • hand sth around/round to give something, for example a drink, some food, or a piece of paper, to each person in a group: ▪ I'm handing round a summary of last week's lecture. + to ▪ Sally put the chicken soup into bowls and handed them around to us. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑pass around, ↑hand out hand back 1. hand back sth • hand sth back to give something that you are holding back to someone after they have given it to you: ▪ She handed back the money and told him she didn't want it. + to ▪ The customs officer looked at his passport and handed it back to him. hand sb back sth (=hand it back to them) ▪ He asked Wainright to hand him back his piece of paper. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑give back, ↑return formal 2. hand back sth • hand sth back to give something back to the person, organization, country etc that owns it, or that used to own it: ▪ Japan wants Russia to hand back the islands, which were occupied at the end of World War Two. + to ▪ Britain handed Hong Kong back to China in 1997. hand sb back sth (=hand it back to them) ▪ Jewish families are trying to persuade Swiss banks to hand them back some of the money that was taken from them during the War. 3. hand back sb • hand sb back to give someone such as a prisoner or a child back, for example to the country or family that they come from: ▪ Chile wants Britain to hand back Pinochet, so that he can be tried in his own country. + to ▪ Thousands of Cossacks were handed back to the Communists, only to be shot or put in prison as soon as they arrived home.. 4. hand you back to sb especially BrE spoken used by television reporters at the end of their report, to say that the programme is going back to the person who was speaking before: ▪ This is Jon Snow in Washington, handing you back to Trevor McDonald. hand down 1. hand down sth • hand sth down usually passive to give or teach something to someone, especially a younger member of your family, so that they will have it or know about it after you have died: + from ▪ ancient stories handed down from father to son ▪ Traditional shipbuilding skills have been handed down from generation to generation. + to ▪ The ring had been handed down to her from her grandmother. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑pass down, ↑pass on, ↑hand on 2. hand down a decision/judgement/sentence etc to announce an official decision, especially about the punishment that someone should receive: ▪ The court is expected to hand down its judgment tomorrow morning. ▪ Sentences of up to 16 years in prison were handed down to the people responsible for the attack. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑give hand in 1. hand in sth • hand sth in to give something to someone in authority so that they can have it or deal with it: ▪ I left my bag on the train, but luckily someone handed it in at the lost property office. ▪ All foreign residents have been ordered to hand in their passports. ▪ A group representing families of the British victims of the disaster handed in a petition to the Prime Minister calling for a public inquiry. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑give in 2. hand in sth • hand sth in to give written work to a teacher so that he or she can check it: ▪ All assignments must be handed in by Friday. ▪ "Have you finished your essay?" " I handed it in yesterday." ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑give in 3. hand in your resignation/notice to officially tell your employer that are leaving your job: ▪ She's threatening to hand in her notice if they don't give her an increase in salary. ▪ Mr Chevenement handed in his resignation today after a bitter clash with President Mitterand. ■ SIMILAR TO: give in your resignation, ↑resign, ↑quit informal hand on 1. hand on sth • hand sth on BrE to give or teach something to someone, especially a younger member of your family, so that they will have it or know about it after you have died + from ▪ The house, built in the fifteenth century, was handed on from one generation of the family to the next. + to ▪ Most of the young people have left the island now, so we cannot hand the old traditions on to them. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑pass down, ↑hand down, ↑pass on 2. hand on sth • hand sth on BrE to give something to someone else so that they can deal with it, look at it, or use it: ▪ He handed the letter on to his lawyers. ▪ Most people's income is taxed directly by their employers, who then hand on the money to the tax office. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑pass on hand out 1. hand out sth • hand sth out to give something such as a book, piece of paper etc to each of the people in a group or to people who are passing: ▪ Doug came into the office and handed out invitations to his 40th birthday party. ▪ Students were standing outside the station handing out anti-war leaflets. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑give out, ↑hand around handout n C a piece of paper given to people who are attending a lesson, meeting etc, with information on it about the subject being taught or discussed: ▪ As usual, Mr Collier started the lesson by passing round several handouts. 2. hand out sth • hand sth out to give something, especially money or food, to people who need it or for a particular purpose: ▪ The organization hands out around $50,000 a year to young people with special educational needs. ▪ This year the city is planning to hand out less than $1 billion in social and medical services. handout n C money, food etc that is given to someone who needs it or for a particular purpose: ▪ Darlington is planning three major improvement schemes, that to a $700,000 government handout. 3. hand out sth • hand sth out to give advice, information, criticism etc to someone: ▪ Doctors are used to handing out advice to patients about family planning. ▪ This time, Claudine was handing out heavy hints that I had kept her waiting too long. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑give out 4. hand out sth • hand sth out to officially give someone a punishment: ▪ Harsher punishments are being handed out to drunk drivers. ▪ Watson showed no emotion when the judge handed out the sentence. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑hand down hand over 1. hand over sth • hand sth over to give something to someone, especially after they have asked for it: ▪ The robbers ordered him to hand over all his money. ▪ Lucy handed over the car keys to Virginia and sat down in the passenger-seat. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑give 2. hand over sth • hand sth over to give control or responsibility for something to another person, country, organization etc + to ▪ Loncar gave in his resignation, and handed over his duties to his deputy, Milivoje Maksic. ▪ On 7 October 1949 the Russian occupation authorities formally handed over power to the new East German government. handover n singular when control or responsibility for something is given to another person, country, organization etc: ▪ the handover of Hong Kong to the Chinese in 1997. 3. hand sb over • hand over sb to give control or responsibility for someone, especially a prisoner or a child, to another person or authority: ▪ Knight was due to be handed over to the Spanish authorities the next day. ▪ The rebels made it clear that they would not hand over the hostages unless their demands were met. handover n singular when a prisoner or child is given to someone else who will be responsible for looking after them: ▪ Arrangements for a handover of prisoners have been made. hand over to hand over to sb to let another person speak in a discussion, news report etc after you have finished talking: ▪ Now I'd like to hand over to Dave to tell his side of the story. hand round ► see ↑hand around |
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