handle

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.
    — Once his fingers strayed to the handle of his hunting-knife, and I should have interfered had I not been conscious that Wickliffe was on his guard.
  2. An instrument for effecting a purpose (either literally or figuratively); a tool, or an opportunity or pretext.
    — They overturned him to all his interests by the sure but fatal handle of his own good nature.
  3. The gross amount of wagering within a given period of time or for a given event at one of more establishments.
    — The daily handle of a Las Vegas casino is typically millions of dollars.
  4. The tactile qualities of a fabric, e.g., softness, firmness, elasticity, fineness, resilience, and other qualities perceived by touch.
  5. A name or nickname, especially as an identifier over the radio or Internet. slang
    — We sat together at the restaurant and asked him about his handle (CB name).
  6. A title attached to one's name, such as Doctor or Colonel. slang
    — The successful businessman was knighted and acquired a handle to his name.
  7. A reference to an object or structure that can be stored in a variable.
    — This article describes how to find the module name from the window handle.
  8. A traditional dimpled glass with a handle, for serving a pint of beer. UK,informal
  9. A 10 fluid ounce (285 mL) glass of beer. Australia,New-Zealand
    — A shudder passes over him and he orders another handle of beer.
  10. A half-gallon (1.75-liter) bottle of alcohol. US
    — Josh bought a fifth of Evan Williams for Andrew as a token of gratitude and Ray, because of the financial constraints, purchased the cheapest handle of whiskey he could find: Heaven Hill.
  11. A point, an extremity of land. rare
    — the Handle of the Sug in Newfoundland
  12. A topological space homeomorphic to a ball but viewed as a product of two lower-dimensional balls.
    — Such a 2-handle cancels the 1-handle so the manifold is D⁴.
  13. The smooth, irreducible subcurve of a comb which connects to each of the other components in exactly one point.
  14. A person's nose. slang
    — That Nose, which in the infant could annoy, / Was grown a perfect nuisance in the boy. / Whene'er he walk'd, his Handle went before, / Long as the snout of Ferret, or Wild Boar; […]
  15. The amount wagered in the various pari-mutuel pools for a particular event or events.
动词 v.
  1. To touch; to feel or hold with the hand(s). transitive
    — Happy, ye leaves! when as those lilly hands [...] Shall handle you.
  2. To accustom to the hand; to take care of with the hands. rare,transitive
    — The hardness of the winters forces the breeders to house and handle their colts for at least six months every year.
  3. To manage, use, or wield with the hands. transitive
    — That fellow handles his bow like a crowkeeper
  4. To manage, control, or direct. transitive
    — You shall see how I'll handle her
  5. To treat, to deal with (in a specified way). transitive
    — she handled the news with grace
  6. To deal with (a subject, argument, topic, or theme) in speaking, in writing, or in art. transitive
    — We will handle what persons are apt to envy others...
  7. To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell. transitive
    — a merchant handles a variety of goods, or a large stock
  8. To be concerned with; to be an expert in. rare,transitive
    — They that handle the law knew me not
  9. To put up with; to endure (and continue to function). transitive
    — I can't handle this hot weather.
  10. To use the hands. intransitive
    — They [idols made of gold and silver] have hands, but they handle not
  11. To illegally touch the ball with the hand or arm; to commit handball. intransitive
  12. To behave in a particular way when handled (managed, controlled, directed). intransitive
    — the car handles well

词形变化

handles plural handles present,singular,third-person handling participle,present handled participle,past handled past

词源

词源 1
From Middle English handel, handle, from Old English handle (“handle”), from Proto-West Germanic *handulā (“handle”). See verb below. Cognate with German Hantel (“dumbbell, barbell”), Danish handel (“handle”). Related to hand.
词源 2
From Middle English handlen, from Old English handlian (“to handle, feel, deal with, discuss”), from Proto-West Germanic *handulōn, from Proto-Germanic *handulōną (“to take, grip, feel”), equivalent to hand + -le. Cognate with West Frisian handelje, hanneljen, hanljen (“to handle, treat”), Dutch handelen (“to handle, deal, act, negotiate”), German handeln (“to act, trade, negotiate, behave”), Swedish handla (“to buy, trade, deal”), Icelandic höndla (“to handle”).
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