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ldoce_145_dhand1 /hænd/ ●●● S1 W1 noun  
1  part of body 人体部位 [countableC]HBH the part of your body at the end of your arm, including your fingers and thumb, that you use to hold things 手
 Steve gripped the steering wheel tightly with both hands.
史蒂夫双手紧握方向盘。
 In her hand was a tattered old photograph.
她手中拿着的是一张破旧的老照片。
→5  See picture of middle finger 中指, index finger 食指, palm 手掌 ... →4  See picture of 见图 hand
2  HELP 帮助a hand HELPhelp with something – used in the following phrases 帮忙，支援
need/want a hand
 Do you need a hand packing?
要我帮你收拾行李吗？
give/lend (somebody) a hand
 Can you give me a hand to lift this?
能否帮我把这个拎起来？
 If you get stuck, Denise is always willing to lend a hand.
如果你有困难，丹尼丝总是乐于帮忙。
I could do with a hand/use a hand (=it would be useful to have some help) 我需要帮忙
 We could certainly do with a hand.
我们肯定是需要帮忙的。
→ a helping hand at help1(9)
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give/lend (somebody) a hand• Get out there and give a hand.• It shows that some one out there is thinking of us, and giving us a hand along in the world.• Martin, Warren, you're still on fencing, aren't you, well, Tom can lend a hand there.• After George had left his basket at home he gave Willie a hand.• Women came by from other camps to lend a hand, bringing prashad.• Fernando, his mouth clinging passionately to hers, raised his body away from her to give his hands freedom to move.
3  control 控制 [singular, uncountableU] control, power, or influence that someone has 控制；支配；影响
 The president has strengthened the hand of the gun lobby.
总统给枪支游说团体撑了腰。
 This matter is too important to be left in the hands of (=in the control of) an inexperienced lawyer.
这件事情事关重大，不能交给没有经验的律师来处理。
 a manager with a firm hand (=who controls things strictly)
一位管理严格的经理
4  get out of hand if a situation or person gets out of hand, they become impossible to control any longer 失控
 The demonstration was getting out of hand.
示威游行开始失控。
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get out of hand• The costs have continued to increase, and now seem to be getting out of hand.• But has the Fed failed to prevent the imbalances created by the recent boom from getting out of hand?• My mum used to sit nearby and make sure nothing got out of hand.• We let ourselves get out of hand.• It was a practical joke that got a little out of hand.• Pull or spray garden weeds before they get out of hand.• Hundreds of police were poised to intervene if things got out of hand, but they did not.• Police were called in when the situation began to get out of hand.• Things started to get out of hand.• This was getting out of hand.• But eventually it became clear that things were getting out of hand.
5  on the other hand  (also on the one hand ... on the other hand)BUT used to give another opinion or fact that should be considered as well as the one you have just given 另一方面…；从一方面来说…，从另一方面来说…
 I’d like to eat out, but on the other hand I should be trying to save money.
我想出去吃饭，但另一方面我又该省钱。
Don’t say ‘on one hand’. Say on the one hand.
不要说 ‘on one hand’. 而要说 on the one hand.
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on the other hand• You want to help your kids as much as you can, but on the other hand, you've got to be careful to help them learn on their own.• Nuclear power is relatively cheap. On the other hand, you could argue that it's not safe.• Clinton on the other hand lacks the courage of his cynicism.• Clinton, on the other hand, understands what Kathie Lee is going through.• Your computer, on the other hand, is a digital device.• The hamburger was tough and overcooked. The fries, on the other hand, were terrific, and well worth the money.• Lind, on the other hand, is a victim of the great urge to simplify.• The Macintosh, on the other hand, uses the Motorola 68000 and was designed as a closed architecture.• Rickenbacker's whole philosophy, on the other hand, is based upon never making guitars anywhere other than under their own roof.• Ray, on the other hand, is more of a traditionalist.• Salads on the other hand, are simple, satisfying and sizable.
6  hands off spoken used to say that someone cannot have, take, or touch something 不许拿…；不许碰…
 Hey! Hands off that CD! It’s mine!
喂，别碰那张CD！它是我的！
 Tell your little brother to keep his hands off my car.
告诉你的小弟弟别碰我的汽车。
→ hands-off
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keep ... hands off• And keep your hands off Maria.• They should stay out where they belong - keep their hands off our people.• I could not keep my hands off them.• The government should keep its hands off content.• I can't keep my damned hands off you!• Couldn't keep our hands off each other.• I jerked my arm away and gave him a made-up name, then told him to keep his goddam hands off.• But today with his mind too preoccupied to work he seemed quite unable to keep his hands off it.
7  in hand 
a) if something is in hand, it is being done or dealt with 在处理中
 Plans are in hand to perform ‘Oz’ next semester.
目前正在筹划下学期演出《绿野仙踪》的事。
 Lisa seemed to have things in hand by the time he returned.
他回来的时候莉萨好像手头有事在忙。
job/task/matter etc in hand
 Our officers have to concentrate 100 per cent on the task in hand.
我们的官员必须将全部注意力都集中在要处理的事情上。
take somebody in hand (=begin to deal with someone’s problems etc) 管起某人
b) British EnglishBrE if you work a week, a month etc in hand, you do not get paid until after you have worked two weeks, two months etc 押〔一周、一个月等的工资〕先干活〔即工作两周、两个月等后领薪〕
c) British EnglishBrE if you have time, money etc in hand, you have it available 有，在手头
 I usually have a few days’ leave in hand at the end of the year.
年底的时候通常我手头会有几天假期。
d) British EnglishBrE if a team or player has a game in hand in a competition, they still have another game to play in which they could gain more points 〔球队或球员〕还有一场比赛
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take somebody in hand• I had been so horrified by Jason Purvis' physical condition that, almost unwittingly, I had taken him in hand.• At last Zeus saw that he must take the matter in hand.• Oedipus took the matter in hand with energy.• Flanner, eight years older, took her in hand, guided her to theater, concerts, and exhibitions.• She took herself in hand, the essay she told herself firmly had to be shelved: one step before the other.• Matters were further complicated when MI5 decided to take it in hand.• The government will have to take matters in hand.• He looked like a man who might be able to make something of himself if a good woman took him in hand.
8  in the hands of somebody/in somebody’s hands DEAL WITHbeing dealt with or cared for by someone 由某人处理[照料]
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fall into the wrong hands• Cards falling into the wrong hands cost the industry three hundred pounds every minute.• And images of Kurds on tape could fall into the wrong hands.• Voice over Mr Foulkes is seeking Government safeguards to prevent Rayo from falling into the wrong hands.• A crossed cheque therefore gives some protection against fraud if it falls into the wrong hands.• But some gun dealers have stopped selling replicas, because they're worried about them falling into the wrong hands.• I will never allow Kirsty to fall into the wrong hands.• Pentagon officials say they have already had some success reducing the risk that nuclear materials will fall into the wrong hands.
9  hands up 
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hands up• Singer put both hands up before his face, arms outstretched; he was begging.• She threw her hands up in the air and leaned back, stretching, arching her chest upward.• He brought his hands up to the typewriter keys and forced himself to begin.• The next minute the grenade thrower appeared with his hands up.• The police mounted an early-morning assault on his office, and Mr Bucaram came running out with his hands up.• Sometimes you have got to hold your hands up and accept that certain players are not right for you.• Gently slide your hands up the back of the skull as you allow his or head to come back down gently.
10  at hand formal
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help is at hand• But don't even worry about deciding, because help is at hand for that, too!• However, help is at hand from other sources.• However, help is at hand on the internet.• But now help is at hand.• However, every two years help is at hand.
11. to hand British EnglishBrEHAVE something that is to hand is close to you, so that you can reach it easily 在手头，在近旁
12  on hand NEARclose by and ready when needed 在手头，在近旁
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on hand• Organizers of the fair have a nurse on hand in case of any injuries.
13  by hand 
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by hand• The letter had been delivered by hand, and was addressed to Mrs Zippie Isaacs.• They delivered their wedding invitations by hand.• The rug was made by hand.
14  (at) first hand if you know or experience something first hand, you have personal experience of it 第一手的[地]；直接的[地]
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(at) first hand• Your letters were very welcome, but I still want to hear everything at first hand.• The visit lasted over an hour during which time Neil Kinnock experienced at first hand what carpet manufacturing was all about.• Released from prison, Rudd travelled around the country, undertaking surveys and checking information at first hand.• Primary data is collected by the researcher at first hand, mainly through surveys, interviews, or participant observation.• Work is developed from first hand sources and observed drawing.• These two boys say nothing to me as they get in, first handing their weapons to their friends.• Eventually divers provided first hand evidence that sea otters use rocks as hammers under water to dislodge the abalones.
15  (at) second/third/fourth hand if you know something second, third etc hand, someone tells you about it, but you have no personal experience of it 第二/三/四手的[地]
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(at) second/third/fourth hand• The leader takes a watch with a second hand, points to a player and calls out a letter of the alphabet.• A computer virus A watch with a second hand doing double time.• Other rates may apply where the development is acquired second hand, or is merely a refurbishment of an existing industrial building.• The story is now taken up at second hand.• There is even a chapter on buying second hand - which has to be a boon for other Leica devotees.• Deathtraps: Coroner's warning over second hand electrical goods.• The Fourth Hand glides to a soft landing in Wisconsin, and readers will be left smiling.• The second hand had its own dial at the bottom of the face.
16  at the hands of somebody caused or done by a particular person – used about something bad or unpleasant that someone does 在某人那里大吃苦头
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suffered at the hands of• In court, those who have suffered at the hands of criminals are comforted by relatives and Victim Support counsellors.• She speaks of the persecution suffered at the hands of her father and her yearning for liberty.• He was in surprisingly good humour, considering how much he's suffered at the hands of the puppet.
17  get your hands on something GET informal to succeed in getting something 获取[得到]某物
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get your hands on something• The company may need all the products and sales techniques it can get its hands on.• They value everything they can get their hands on.• The best seats in the house are $150, if you can get your hands on a ticket.• He was an absolute nonreader until Rosalie got her hands on him the year before.• Competitors would love to get their hands on that $ 7 billion.• I need to get my hands on a big lexicon.• These days, Parkes finds fans scrapping to get their hands on set lists, drum sticks, and towels.• Besides, Ward's wife will want to get her hands on it.• Maple Leaf has wanted to get its hands on some of Schneider's operations for years.
18  lay your hands on something to find or get something 找到[得到]某物
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lay your hands on something• He will sell anything he can lay his hands on in exchange for drugs, which includes any information he may have.• I like writing letters and reading anything I can lay my hands on!• Kabari women use whatever birth control technology they can lay their hands on.• Monday I felt driven to eat everything I could lay my hands on.• Government reports, social legislation, anything she could lay her hands on that would better acquaint her with her work.• Looters carried clothes out of shop windows along with anything else they could lay their hands on.• Some one had to overturn the present political arrangements in the Limousin if he was ever to lay his hands on Hautefort.• I know exactly where to lay my hands on them.
19  come to hand if something comes to hand, it is there for you to use – used especially about something that is there by chance 顺手，随手
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whatever ... came to hand• An open palm, a fist, a stick, a belt, a saucepan: whatever came to hand.
20  get your hands on somebody spoken to catch someone you are angry with 抓住某人
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get your hands on somebody• The company may need all the products and sales techniques it can get its hands on.• They value everything they can get their hands on.• He was an absolute nonreader until Rosalie got her hands on him the year before.• I'd love to get my hands on the guy who slashed my tires.• Competitors would love to get their hands on that $ 7 billion.• I need to get my hands on a big lexicon.• These days, Parkes finds fans scrapping to get their hands on set lists, drum sticks, and towels.• Besides, Ward's wife will want to get her hands on it.• Maple Leaf has wanted to get its hands on some of Schneider's operations for years.
21  have a hand in something TAKE PART/BE INVOLVEDto influence or be involved in something 插手某事，参与某事
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have a hand in something• Thorpe has had a hand in restoring the 21 houses.• They also agreed that the participants themselves should have a hand in deciding what they would discuss.
22  hand in hand CONNECTED WITH
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hand with• Economic progress goes hand in hand with environmental responsibility.• And all of this goes hand in hand with an air of impunity.• The freedom to work at whatever you want to goes hand in hand with freedom of every kind.• We shall see in a moment that there are problems with the nationalism which goes hand in hand with this outlook.• When Mandela left prison in 1990, he walked hand in hand with Winnie through the waiting crowds.• The child walking hand in hand with her father.• The evolution of the curtain wall went hand in hand with the invention of the steel framework.
23  have something/somebody on your hands DEAL WITHto have a difficult job, problem, situation etc to deal with 手头有某事/某人待处理〔指困难的事情、问题等〕
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have something/somebody on your hands• The Khedive is starting to realize that he might have trouble on his hands.• It is still instinctively held that those involved in engineering science should be useful handymen and will have oil on their hands.• They submitted lest they kill him; his death from the fast would have been on their hands.
24  be off your hands RESPONSIBLEif something or someone is off your hands, you are not responsible for them anymore 不再负责
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take somebody/something off somebody’s hands• He takes it off, hands it to her, and she places it in one of the bags.• Colin and Sue took it off our hands and have made further excellent improvements.• He had returned to Dartmoor when he knew the tribes would be there, begging them to take Topaz off his hands.
25  try your hand at (doing) something to try to do something you have not tried before 着手尝试(做)某事
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try your hand at (doing) something• Just like Walsh, too, Robinson first tried his hand at broadcasting.• Plenty of Christians have tried their hand at putting their beliefs into prose or poetry, usually with calamitous aesthetic results.• Isaac Mizrahi tried his hand at the corset, and in the process turned out some fabulous evening dresses.• A visit to West Dorset also offers a perfect opportunity to try your hand at windsurfing.• More than once, more than a dozen times I have been tempted to try my hand at another profession.• It's time to try my hand at the settled life.• If you have the urge to try your hand at a grant, do so!• Many who are in the process of acquiring these technical skills may wish to try their hand at grantsmanship.
26  turn your hand to (doing) something TRY TO DO OR GET somethingto do something well, even if it is the first time you have tried 能做好某事〔即使是第一次尝试的事〕
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turn your hand to (doing) something• Friday marks the start of a new music programme as Channel 4 turns its hand to dance.• She can also turn her hand to mending and spotting.• Roth also turned his hand to poetry, his best-known volume being, as you no doubt guessed, his Shit Poems.• I have turned my hand to trying a bit of writing and I keep meaning to take it up again.• Adam Burns was probably good at everything he turned his hand to.• Adult women could often turn their hand to more than one form of casual employment.• She turned her hand to short stories, getting two published in the early 1990s.• He has had to be able to turn his hand to almost anything.
27  out of hand REFUSEwithout even stopping to consider what someone has suggested, asked for etc 断然，即时，不假思索
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reject/dismiss/refuse etc something out of hand• After dismissing it out of hand, the neighbor called back the same night and said it might be worth considering.
28  hands down easily 轻易地，不费力地
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win (something)/beat somebody hands down• He had won again, won hands down.
29  have your hands full BUSY/HAVE A LOT TO DOto be very busy or too busy 非常忙，忙得不可开交
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have your hands full• Diane has her hands full with housekeeping chores and a new baby.• The Mexican government had its hands full fighting a war on three fronts.• You guys have your hands full.• I'm sorry I can't help you -- I have my hands full right now.• You must have your hands full with all this work to do and the children to look after.• So it looks as if the doctors and Osteopaths will continue to have their hands full.• I know I am going to have my hands full when his session is over.• And you can bet we have our hands full.• So when the shutdown finally ends, the agency will have its hands full.• Steinbach will have his hands full with a pitching staff fresh out of the box.• And Brooks would have his hands full.• The parents and teachers of many of these youngsters have their hands full enough just looking after them.
30. good with your hands GOOD ATskilful at making things 手巧的，有一双巧手的
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good with your hands• The psychologist had said he was good with his hands.• He was good with his hands.
31  on either/every hand written on both sides or in every direction 在两边/在各个方向
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on either/every hand• Ancient oak gave place to modern pine forest on either hand.• Gaston was a fishmonger who left evidence of his occupation on every hand he shook.• Mist curled from the water on either hand.• The drive is spectacular: gorges and tropical rain forests and waterfalls on every hand, but I thought only of Poppy.
32  get your hands dirty 
33  keep your hand in PRACTISE/PRACTICEto do something that you used to do a lot, so you do not forget how to do it 继续练习以免生疏
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keep your hand in• He moved slowly and cautiously, and kept his hands in clear view.• Nevertheless, he continued with his finger covered in blood, keeping his hand in his pocket.• He liked to bow and ruin the effect by keeping his hands in his pockets.• He kept his hands in his pockets as they beat him.• He kept his hands in his pockets so he would not smash Tony Angotti in the face.• Although she has retired now, she keeps her hand in by giving her grandchildren music lessons.• The one-time gifted student kept his hands in his pockets as he listened to the brief proceedings.• He still comes around the gym occasionally, just to keep his hand in.• For all his pride, he misses the public forum politics provides and wants to keep his hand in somehow.
34  hand in glove WITHclosely connected with someone, especially in an illegal activity 关系密切；互相勾结
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hand in glove• All night long the thought of his being hand in glove with Harry Martin had lingered at the back of her mind.• Temperamentally and ideologically, the two men fit hand in glove.• Temperamentally and ideologically, the two men fit hand in glove.• This statement fits hand in glove with the Corinthian assertions in 6: 12-13.• She did the bending and the kneeling, and they worked together hand in glove.• Was he worried that she'd finally found her proof that he was hand in glove with Harry Martin?• Far from being independent and wary of one another, big government and mainstream media work hand in glove with each other.• The flaw apparently involves the Orion chipset that works hand in glove with the new Pentium Pro or P6 microprocessor.
35  hand over fist informalLOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNT if you gain or lose something hand over fist, you gain or lose it very quickly 〔获得或失去某物〕迅速地
36  a big hand PRAISE spoken used to tell the people who are watching a performance to clap or cheer loudly 〔请观众〕热烈鼓掌，大声喝彩
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give ... a big hand• When Tilbey had finished his presentation, Brown got up and asked the thirteen students to give him a big hand.
37  all hands on deck  (also all hands to the pumps British English) informal used to say that everyone is needed to help in a particular situation 齐心协力
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all hands on deck• It's all hands on deck as the crew work as team to make the show look its best.• It was all hands on deck as they worked flat out over a weekend in March.
38. the left hand does not know what the right hand is doing used to say that two parts of an organization that should be doing the same thing are each doing different things without the other knowing 〔同一机构中的两个部门〕各干各的，各自为政
39  worker 工人 [countableC]WORKER someone who does physical work on a farm, factory, ship etc 〔农场、工厂或船上等的〕体力劳动者
40  cards 纸牌游戏 [countableC]
41  watch.jpg clock 时钟 [countableC]TMC a long thin piece of metal that points at the numbers on a clock 指针
42. writing 文字 [singular] old-fashionedMP someone’s handwriting 笔迹
43  somebody’s hands are tied if someone’s hands are tied, they cannot help in a particular situation because of rules, laws etc 某人受到约束〔因而无能为力〕
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somebody’s hands are tied• I'd like to help you, but you missed the deadline. I'm afraid my hands are tied.• The company's hands are tied because of government regulations.• We'd really like to help you, but I'm afraid our hands are tied.• Bankers argue that their hands are tied by the Fed.
44  tie/bind somebody hand and foot 
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tie/bind somebody hand and foot• We're bound hand and foot by all these safety regulations.• Then, before she realised what was happening, he fastened her in the double stirrups, binding her hands and feet.
45. can do something with one hand (tied) behind your back spoken used to say that you can do something very easily 能轻而易举做某事
46. not do a hand’s turn British EnglishBrE old-fashioned informalLAZY to do no work at all 一点工作也不做
47  somebody’s hand (in marriage) old-fashionedMARRY permission for a man to marry a particular woman 某人〔对求婚〕的应允
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somebody’s hand (in marriage)• He finally asked for her hand in marriage.• A fat person, down on his hands and knees, was doing something to the grass between the stones.• Alan saw that she herself stroked the back of the child's head rhythmically with her right hand.• But it does mean that weird opinions ought not to be rejected out of hand.• But then it seemed as if the ball went through or over his hands as he came in front of Washington.• It made our hands and fingers itch, but the tiny pieces of red flesh were delicious.• Stories were told about how they had actually done considerable damage to some visiting fans when situations had got out of hand.• The political opposition, on the other hand, is not convinced.• When you fall forward, fully conscious or not, you put out your hands to break your fall.
48. horse 马 [countableC]DSH a unit for measuring the height of a horse, equal to about ten centimetres 一掌，掌宽〔用于量度马匹高度的单位，约10厘米〕
→ cash-in-hand, freehand, hands-on, left-hand, right-hand, → be an old hand (at something) at old(17), → bite the hand that feeds you at bite1(15), → have blood on your hands at blood1(2), → have your hands/fingers in the till at till2(3), → force somebody’s hand at force2(7), → overplay your hand at overplay(2), → shake somebody’s hand/shake hands with somebody at shake1(4), → wash your hands of something at wash1(5)
 COLLOCATIONS
adjectives
somebody’s right/left hand 某人的右手/左手
She held the book in her right hand.
她右手拿着书。
nsomebody’s free hand (=the hand someone is not already using)
Amy was stroking the dog with her free hand.
na gloved hand (=covered with a glove)
He stretched out a gloved hand.
nan outstretched hand (=stretched out towards someone or something)
She took her father’s outstretched hand and began to walk from the room.
nsomebody’s cupped hand (=in the shape of a cup)
Hamil shook the dice in his cupped hand.
verbs
wave your hand 挥手
Marta waved a hand to attract his attention.
玛尔塔挥挥手想引起他的注意。
clap your hands 拍手
They were singing and clapping their hands.
他们边唱歌边拍手。
wash your hands 洗手
Go wash your hands before dinner.
饭前要去洗手。
hold hands (with somebody) (与某人)拉手，手牵手
Joanne and Kevin held hands on the sofa.
乔安妮和凯文手拉手坐在沙发上。
shake somebody’s hand (also shake hands with somebody) 和某人握手
‘Nice to meet you, ’ he said, as they shook hands.
“很高兴见到你。”他们握手时他说。
take somebody’s hand (=hold someone’s hand) 拉某人的手
nHe reached across the table and took her hand in his.
take somebody by the hand (=hold someone’s hand in order to take them somewhere) 牵某人的手〔带某人去某地〕
nShe took the boy by the hand and led him across the street.
join hands (=take hold of the hands of people on either side of you) 〔与两边的人〕挽手，携手
nThey stood in a circle and joined hands.
clasp your hands (=hold them together tightly) 紧握双手
nEmily clasped her hands together and stood there nervously.
fold your hands (=put your hands together and rest them on something) 双手合拢
nLily folded both hands on her stomach.
raise your hand (also put your hand up) (=lift your hand, especially when you want to ask or answer a question) 举手〔尤指想要提问或回答问题〕
nIf you know the answer, raise your hand.
nsomebody’s hands shake/tremble
His hands trembled as he lifted the cup.
nsomebody’s hand holds something
His other hand was holding his mobile phone.
nsomebody’s hand touches something
Daniel’s hand touched mine.
nsomebody’s hand grips something (=hold something firmly)
Her hands gripped the steering wheel very tightly.
nsomebody’s hand grabs/grasps something (=take and hold something firmly)
He felt Connor’s hand grasp his shoulder.
nsomebody’s hand tightens
Her hand tightened on the knife handle.
nnouns
a hand movement
The disease means she has trouble controlling her hand movements.
a hand gesture/signal (=a movement of your hand to show what you mean)
He made a rude hand gesture at the other driver.
phrases
in somebody’s hand 在某人的手中
He had a suitcase in his hand.
他手中拎着一只手提箱。
on your hands and knees (=in a crawling position) 四肢着地，趴着
They got down on their hands and knees to search.
他们趴下来找。
the palm of your hand (=the inside surface of your hand) 手掌，手心
The phone could fit into the palm of his hand.
这部电话他握着正合适。
the back of your hand (=the outside surface of your hand) 手背
nLet a dog sniff the back of your hand, rather than your fingers.
with your bare hands (=without using a tool, weapon, machine etc) 徒手，赤手空拳
nWith his bare hands he forced the doors apart.
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hand• Some one, I thought with illumination, who knew how easily Olympia had died from hands round the neck.• She covers her face with her hand.• a hired hand• My father looked at the wall, looked at his hands.• It was a lazy, almost careless gesture; only Caroline knew that the pressure of his hand was remorseless and proprietorial.• the hour hand• The letter was written in a neat hand.• We played a couple of hands of poker.• Even the town crier of nearby Faringdon was on hand to give an official reception.• The core, on the other hand, consists of divine goodness.• The distinction between agreements under hand and covenants under seal has been largely obliterated.• Go wash your hands.
a firm hand• In other respects careful management and a firm hand pushed up the royal income.• In fact, a firm hand might have steered the team on the rocks.• When Barkley Ball was at its peak, there was little need for a firm hand.• Active kids need a firm hand.• Lizzy would need a firm hand after this.• You see, children want a firm hand.• Many of them placed their cross opposite her name unhesitatingly, and with a firm hand, for an entire decade.• Since then, he has run meetings with a firm hand.• Although he runs the operation with a firm hand, the Steelers are more like a family than any other team.
hour/minute/second hand• All second hand furniture should be fitted with a safety label like this.• Each minute hand is 12 feet 7 inches long; each hour hand is almost 10 feet long.• Eloise opened the glass case and adjusted the minute hand until both golden hands were on the twelve numeral.• As the second hand slid into place the car was there, the insect-faced lieutenant still on his own.• Imagine a straight line half way between the hour hand and the figure 12 on the watch.• Even the second hand lies motionless.• He slipped it from his wrist and wound the minute hand forward.• The second hand had its own dial at the bottom of the face.
hand2 ●●○ W2 verb [transitiveT]  
1  GIVEto give something to someone else with your hand 传，递；交；给
2  you have to hand it to somebody spokenADMIRE used to say that you admire someone 你不得不佩服某人
Examples from the Corpus
you have to hand it to somebody• You have to hand it to her. She's really made a success of that company.
 PHRASAL VERBS
Examples from the Corpus
hand• As the delegates entered the room they were each handed a name-badge.• The boy handed him a limp paper bag that smelled of tuna fish.• I said, and handed it back.• The nurse handed me a glass of brown liquid and told me to drink it.• It's not just the gross amounts of money that have been handed out to undeserving executives.• Therefore, are we not wise in being extremely cautious before we hand over our money supply to a third party?• Here, you simply hand over your money to a stockbroker.• Alternatively, you can pay £2266 and get the whole kit without handing over your old parts.• Would you please hand your ticket to the man at the door.
hand something to somebody• I handed the package to the security guard.
From Longman Business Dictionary
handhand1 /hænd/ noun [countableC]
1JOBFARMINGsomeone who does physical work on a farm, in a factory etc
Cooper held several odd jobs before coming to California to work as afactory hand.
Jones hired himself out as a deck hand and cook on a Mexican fishing boat.
2by hand using your hands, not a machine
Workers at the factory sand and finish the furnitureby hand.
3by hand delivered directly by one person to another, not sent through the post
His letter of confirmation will leave today by hand.
4change hands if something changes hands, it is sold or goes from its old owner to a new one
More than 1.2 million IBM shares changed hands on Friday.
5on hand American EnglishAmE, to hand British EnglishBrE close by and ready when needed
The company had to keep enough cash on hand to pay the bills.
6time/money etc in hand extra time or money that is available to be used
The report is not finished yet, but we still have some time in hand.
7at hand likely to happen soon
Not all indicators of European economic performance suggest that a crisis is at hand.
8in hand being dealt with
Don’t worry - all the contract arrangements are in hand.
9show of hands a situation where people vote by raising their hands
A show of hands revealed that nearly half of the people agreed with the chairman’s resolution.
10shake hands to hold someone’s hand in order to greet them or to show that you have reached an agreement
Smiling broadly, the two leaders shook hands.
→ see also handshake
handhand2 verb
→ hand over
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hand

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 1part of the body身體部位ADJECTIVE | VERB + HAND | HAND + VERB | HAND + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤left, right左手；右手▸➤beautiful, delicate, long-fingered, pretty, slender美麗的手；手指修長的手；纖細的手▸➤manicured, well-manicured指甲經過修剪的手；指甲經過精心修剪的手▸➤calloused/callused, rough起繭的手；粗糙的手➤soft柔軟的手▸➤firm, strong強壯有力的手▸➤limp無力的手◇He offered a limp hand to shake.他無力地與人握手。➤frail柔弱的手▸➤arthritic有關節炎的手▸➤gnarled扭曲的手➤clawed, claw-like爪子似的手➤bony瘦骨嶙峋的手◇He holds out a bony hand for her to shake.他伸出一隻瘦骨嶙峋的手與她握手。➤hairy多毛的手▸➤cool冰涼的手◇His hand, when she shook it, was cool and firm.握手時她感覺他的手冰冷有力。➤clammy, sweaty濕冷的／汗淋淋的手◇He clutched the cane in his clammy hand.他用一隻濕乎乎的手握住手杖。➤dirty, filthy, greasy, grimy, grubby, sticky, unwashed髒手；油乎乎的手；髒兮兮的手；黏糊糊的手；未洗過的手◇He wiped his greasy hands on the front of his overalls.他在工裝褲正面擦了擦沾滿油污的手。➤clean乾淨的手▸➤gloved帶着手套的手▸➤open張開的手◇She gestured to the window with an open hand.她張開手朝着窗戶做手勢。➤outstretched伸出的手◇She walked up to him with her hand outstretched to take his.她一邊朝他走去，一邊伸手去拉他的手。➤free空手◇With his free hand he took hold of the knife.他用空着的那隻手抓住了刀。➤cupped握成杯狀的手◇She rested her chin in her cupped hand.她單手托着下巴。➤busy, deft忙碌的手；靈巧的手◇Her busy hands had transformed the tiny room into a work of art.她用勤勞的雙手把小屋變成了一件藝術品。➤willing積極肯幹的人◇There's plenty of work for willing hands.勤快的人總有大量的活兒。➤eager熱切的援手◇Eager hands reached out to help him.許多人向他伸出熱切的援手。➤nervous, shaking, shaky, trembling, unsteady緊張的手；哆嗦的手；顫抖的手▸➤steady不抖的手◇A surgeon needs a good eye and a steady hand.外科醫生的眼要尖，手要穩。➤comforting, friendly, gentle, sympathetic給人安慰的手；友好的手；溫柔的手；充滿同情的手◇He put a friendly hand on his friend's knee.他親切地把手放在朋友的膝蓋上。◇He laid a gentle hand on his brother's shoulder.他把手輕輕搭在弟弟肩上。➤generous, liberal (both figurative) 慷慨之手◇She filled our glasses with a generous hand.她大方地把我們的酒杯斟滿。➤capable, expert, guiding, practised/practiced, reassuring, skilful/skillful, skilled有能力的手；經驗豐富的手；引導的手；老練的手；給人寬慰的手；技術高超的手◇With a practised hand he motioned a waiter to bring a fresh pot of coffee.他老練地用手示意侍者送來一壺新煮的咖啡。➤careless, clumsy粗心的手；笨拙的手➤invisible (figurative) 無形的手◇the invisible hand of the market市場的無形之手VERB + HAND➤take拉住手◇She took the child's hand and helped him climb the steps.她拉住孩子的手牽着他爬上台階。➤grab抓住手◇He grabbed my hand and motioned for me to follow him.他抓住我的手，示意我跟着他走。➤reach for伸手去抓⋯的手◇He reached for her hand and held it tightly.他伸手抓住她的手並緊緊握住。➤hold, hold on to握着手；緊抓着手◇They walked along, holding hands.他們手拉手並肩走着。◇She held on to my hand as I tried to leave.我想離開時她緊緊抓住了我的手。➤clutch, grasp緊握／抓住⋯的手◇Hannah grasped her hand.漢娜抓住了她的手。➤clutch sth in, clutch sth with, grasp sth in, grasp sth with, hold sth in手中抓着⋯；用手抓着⋯；手裏拿着⋯◇He held the key in his hand.他手裏拿着鑰匙。◇Beth grasped the rope with both hands.貝絲雙手抓着繩子。➤press, squeeze, touch按壓手；緊握手；觸摸手◇She pressed his hand. 'I know,' she said softly.她揑了揑他的手，溫柔地說：“我知道。”➤shake握手◇He shook Blake's hand as if they were long lost friends.他跟布萊克握手的樣子就好像他們是失散多年的老朋友。◇He shook hands with all of us before leaving.他跟我們一一握手告別。➤feel感覺到手◇I felt a hand on my shoulder.我感覺有一隻手搭在我肩上。➤extend, hold out, put out, reach out伸出手◇She smiled and extended a hand in welcome.她笑着伸出一隻手錶示歡迎。◇He put out a hand as if to touch her.他伸出一隻手，好像要去撫摸她。➤lay, place, press, put, rest把手搭（在）；把手放（在）◇He laid a hand on her arm.他把一隻手搭在她的胳膊上。◇She put her hands to her cheeks in embarrassment.窘迫之中她用雙手捂住了臉。◇She rested her hand on my shoulder.她把手搭在了我肩膀上。➤slap用手拍打◇Jimmy slapped his hand over his mouth.吉米用手拍打自己的嘴。➤slide悄悄移動手◇He slid his hands into his pockets.他兩手悄悄地插進口袋裏。➤run把手伸進◇Clive ran a hand through his hair.克萊夫用手順了一下頭髮。➤withdraw收回手◇Slowly Ruth withdrew her hand from his.露絲慢慢地從他的掌心裏抽出手來。➤hold up, lift, put up, raise, throw up抬起手；舉起手；猛地舉起手◇He lifted his hand to her face.他抬手摸她的臉頰。◇Several students raised their hands to answer the question.好幾個學生舉手回答這個問題。◇She held up her hand in farewell.她揮手告別。◇He threw up his hands in despair when he saw the damage.看到損壞情況，他絕望地揚起了雙手。➤spread攤開手◇She shrugged and spread her hands. 'That's all I can tell you.'她聳聳肩，攤開雙手說：“我只能告訴你這麼多了。”➤wave揮手▸➤clap拍手◇We were all clapping our hands in time to the music.我們全都隨着音樂的節奏拍着手。➤clasp, clench, wring兩手十指交錯；攥緊手；扭絞雙手◇He had his hands clasped behind his head.他雙手抱在腦後。◇She clenched her hands in her lap to hide their trembling.她攥緊雙手放在腿上，以掩飾顫抖。◇He was sobbing and wringing his hands by the grave.他在墳墓旁嗚咽着，雙手絞扭在一起。➤beat以手拍擊◇He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration.他沮喪地用手敲打着方向盤。➤cup手握成杯狀◇I cupped my hand over the mouthpiece of the phone so they couldn't hear me.我用手捂住電話話筒，免得他們聽見我的話。➤fold交叠雙手◇She folds her hands in prayer.祈禱時她雙手交叠。➤rub搓手◇She shivered, rubbing her hands together fiercely.她一邊顫抖，一邊使勁兒搓着雙手。➤wash洗手▸➤wipe擦手HAND + VERB➤shake, tremble手顫抖◇Her hand shook as she lifted the glass to her lips.她的手顫抖着把杯子送到唇邊。➤be outstretched, reach out, shoot out手伸出；手突然伸出◇She stood up and went over to him, her hands outstretched.她起身朝他走來，伸開着雙手。◇A strong hand reached out and caught hold of her arm.一隻強有力的手伸過來抓住了她的胳膊。➤grope for sth, reach for sth, seek sth手摸索⋯；伸手去夠⋯；手尋找⋯◇My hand groped for the door handle.我摸索着找門把手。◇His hand sought hers.他伸手尋找她的手。➤find sth手找到⋯◇His hand eventually found the light switch.他的手終於摸到了電燈開關。➤catch sth, clamp, clasp sth, grab sth, grasp sth, seize sth手抓住⋯；手鉗住⋯；手攥緊⋯；手一把抓住⋯◇The policeman kept a firm hand clamped on his shoulder.警察的手牢牢地鉗住他的肩膀。➤clutch sth, grip sth, hold sth手緊抓⋯；手握着⋯▸➤clamp, clench, close around sth, close on sth用手鉗住；用手緊抓⋯◇A heavy hand clamped over her mouth.一隻大手捂住了她的嘴。◇My hands clenched together tightly.我雙手緊緊地握在一起。◇A hand closed around her wrist.一隻手緊緊地握住了她的手腕。➤claw sth, claw at sth, pull sth, tug sth手抓（向）⋯；手拉⋯；手拖⋯◇His hands clawed at the muddy earth.他的手抓向泥濘的土。➤cup sth（雙手）成杯狀托起◇His hands cupped her face.他雙手捧着她的臉。➤push sth手推⋯▸➤squeeze sth, tighten sth手擠⋯；手擰緊⋯➤brush sth, brush across sth, brush against sth, caress sth, stroke sth, touch sth手掠過⋯；手愛撫⋯；手輕撫⋯；手觸摸⋯◇His hand brushed against hers.他的手輕輕拂過她的手。➤creep, go, move, slide, slip, steal, stray手悄悄移動；手挪動；手移動；手滑動；手偷偷移動；手挪到一邊◇Muriel's hand crept to her neck to hold her pearls.繆麗爾的手慢慢伸向脖子，握住自己的珍珠項鏈。➤fly手飛快移動◇Her hand flew to her mouth. 'Oh no!'她急忙用手捂住嘴說：“啊，不！”➤jerk, twitch手猛拉▸➤run over sth, run through sth, trail手在⋯上迅速移過；手拖過（⋯）◇Her hand ran over the surface, feeling the different textures.她的手在表面上摸過，感受不同的質地。➤freeze, still手僵住；手停下◇His hand froze in mid-gesture.他的手勢做了一半就僵住了。➤hover, roam手在某處懸停；手摸遍◇My hand hovered over the switch for a moment.我的手在開關上方停留了片刻。◇His hands roamed over her shoulders.他的手在她的肩膀上摸來摸去。➤fumble手笨拙地摸找◇My hands fumbled with the key.我兩手胡亂地摸找鑰匙。➤lie, rest手放（在）⋯◇His hand rested on her shoulder.他的手搭在她肩上。➤go up, shoot up手抬起；手猛地抬起▸➤come down, descend, drop手放下；手落下◇A large hand descended on his shoulder.一隻大手搭上他的肩膀。◇His hands dropped to his sides and he fell to the floor.他雙手耷拉在身體兩側，接着人就癱倒在了地上。➤withdraw手收回▸➤lift, rise手舉起◇Her hand lifted to place a cigarette in her mouth.她抬手把香煙送到口中。➤cover sth手掩住⋯◇Her hand moved to cover his.她伸手放到他的手上。HAND + NOUN➤gesture, movement, position, signal手勢；手的動作；手的位置；手勢信號▸➤dryer, towel乾手器；擦手巾▸➤axe/ax, drill, saw (usually handsaw) , tools手斧；手鑽；手鋸；手動工具▸➤pump手泵➤blender, mixer手動攪拌器◇Purée with a hand blender or food processor.用手動攪拌器或食品加工器弄成泥狀。➤puppet布袋木偶➤drum手鼓▸➤mirror手鏡▸➤baggage, luggage (both especially BrE) (carry-on baggage in NAmE) 手提行李◇You can take your laptop on the plane as hand luggage.你可以把筆記本電腦作為隨身行李帶上飛機。➤cream, lotion, sanitizer, soap護手霜；護手乳液；洗手液；洗手皂➤grenade, gun (usually handgun) 手榴彈；手槍▸➤injury手部創傷➤count, recount (both especially NAmE) 手工計數；人工重新計數◇a hand recount of the vote for governor人工重新統計選舉州長的選票PREPOSITION➤by hand用手◇Delicate clothes should be washed by hand.易損衣物應該手洗。➤by... hands經由⋯之手◇The rocks looked like they had been shaped by human hands.看上去，這些石頭是人工加工成形的。➤in your hand在手裏；由某人處理◇She had a piece of paper in her hand.她手裏拿着一張紙。◇Can I leave these queries in your capable hands? (figurative) 我能否把這些問題留給你這位能手來解答？➤on your hand在手上◇She had large rings on both hands.她雙手都戴着很大的戒指。➤with your hand用手◇Operate the gears with your left hand.用左手操作排擋。PHRASES➤ball your hands into fists雙手握成拳▸➤fall into the wrong hands (figurative) 落入不適合的人手中◇Guards made sure that the food supplies didn't fall into the wrong hands.衞兵確保食物供給不落敵手。➤get your hands off sb/sth, keep your hands off sb/sth, take your hands off sb/sth不准碰⋯◇She warned her brother to keep his hands off her bag.她警告她的兄弟不許碰她的包。➤get your hands on sth, lay your hands on sth弄到⋯◇I desperately need to lay my hands on some money by Monday.星期一之前我急需弄到一筆錢。➤hand in hand手拉手◇They walked hand in hand along the path.他們手拉手地沿着小徑散步。➤hands on hips雙手叉腰◇She stood in the doorway, hands on hips.她雙手叉腰站在門口。➤head in your hands雙手抱頭◇He sat with his head in his hands.他雙手抱頭坐着。➤in safe hands (figurative) 在可靠的人手中◇He retired feeling confident that his company was in safe hands.他退休時確信自己的公司已託付給了可靠的人。➤a safe pair of hands (figurative) 讓人放心的幫手◇She gained a reputation as a safe pair of hands.她贏得了可靠夥伴的名聲。➤a show of hands舉手表決◇She asked for a show of hands (= asked people to vote).她要求大家舉手表決。➤on (your) hands and knees跪趴着◇He was on his hands and knees, looking for a contact lens.他跪趴在地上尋找一片隱形眼鏡。➤out of sb's hands (figurative) 不受某人的控制◇I don't work in that department any more, so the problem is out of my hands.我不在那個部門工作了，所以這個問題不歸我管了。➤the palm of your hand手掌◇She studied the object in the palm of her hand.她把那物件放在手心裏仔細端詳。➤with your bare hands赤手空拳◇He killed the lion with his bare hands.他赤手空拳殺死了那頭獅子。
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 2a hand help幫助VERB + A HAND➤give sb, lend (sb)幫助（某人）◇Can you give me a hand with loading the van?你能幫我裝車嗎？◇At harvest time all the locals lend a hand.收穫時節所有當地人都來幫忙。➤need需要幫助◇Do you need a hand with those invoices?你需要人幫你整理這些發票嗎？➤want需要幫助◇Do you want a hand with that?你需要幫忙弄那個嗎？
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 3role in a situation作用VERB + HAND | PREPOSITION VERB + HAND➤have參與▸➤strengthen增強影響◇The strategic alliance served to strengthen the country's hand in the region.戰略聯盟能夠增強該國在這一地區的影響。PREPOSITION➤hand in在⋯中的介入◇Several of his colleagues had a hand in his downfall.他的下台幾名同事都插了一手。
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 4in card games紙牌遊戲ADJECTIVE | VERB + HAND ADJECTIVE➤bad, good一手壞牌；一手好牌VERB + HAND➤deal (sb)（給某人）發牌；（使某人）遭遇⋯◇Who dealt the last hand?誰發的上一手牌？◇She felt that life had dealt her a bad hand. (figurative) 她覺得自己的遭遇坎坷。➤get, have有一手牌▸➤play玩一手牌➤overplay (usually figurative) 高估自己◇The party leadership overplayed its hand.該黨的領導過分自信。➤reveal, show (usually figurative) 攤牌；透露底細◇Now the EU has revealed its hand.這一下歐盟攤牌了。
hand

verb

ADVERB | VERB + HAND | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤effectively, practically事實上交出▸➤formally, officially正式交出◇formally handing over power to the new government正式把權力移交給新政府➤personally親手交出◇She wanted to hand the petition to the president personally.她想親手把請願書交給總統。➤just, merely, simply只是交出◇They would simply hand her over to the magistrate as a thief.他們只會把她當成竊賊交給地方法官。➤quickly快速移交▸➤immediately, promptly立即交出▸➤grudgingly, reluctantly不情願地交出◇He grudgingly handed me the money.他不情願地把錢交給了我。➤carefully, gently小心地／輕輕地交付◇Keith gently handed me the little baby girl.基思小心地把女嬰交給了我。➤silently, wordlessly默默交出▸➤back, down, in, out, over交還；傳給；上交；分發；移交◇She handed out the exam papers.她分發了試卷。VERB + HAND➤agree to, be happy to, be prepared to, be ready to, be willing to同意交出；願意交出▸➤be reluctant to, refuse to不願交出；拒絕交出▸➤force sb to強迫某人交出➤get ready to, prepare to準備交出◇The court is getting ready to hand down a potentially historic decision.法庭正準備宣佈一項可能具有歷史意義的決定。PREPOSITION➤to交給⋯◇He handed the book to Sally.他把書交給了薩莉。
IELTS BNC: 163 COCA: 174
hand noun
⇨ involvement (have a hand in sth) ⇨ show of hands ⇨ election ⇨ lend (sb) a hand ⇨ help verb 1 ⇨ the upper hand ⇨ lead 2 ⇨ wash your hands of sb/sth ⇨ reject verbhand verb
⇨ give 2
IELTS BNC: 163 COCA: 174
hand
General words for limbs and appendages: ankle, appendage, arch...
General words for workers and types of worker: ancillary, apparatchik, auxiliary...
Farmers and people who work on farms: bailiff, cattleman, cowboy...
Sailors and people who work on boats and ships: boatman, boatswain, bosun...
Help: help, contribution, assistance...
Communicative sounds: applause, a round of applause, a snap of the fingers...
Relating to card games: bid, call, cards...
Advantages and benefits: advantage, benefit, good...
Parts of clocks and watches: crystal, dial, face...
Horse riding: bareback, be in the saddle, break in...
Handwriting and spelling: calligraphy, crabbed, cursive...
General words meaning to give: give, present, hand...

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