manual

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈmæn.j(ʊ)əl/    美 /ˈmæn.j(u)əl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Synonym of handbook.
  2. A device that is operated using the hands, or by a human rather than a machine.; A manual transmission; a gearbox, especially of a motorized vehicle, shifted by the operator. countable,uncountable
    — Tom's transmission shop can fix both manuals and automatics.
  3. A booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine or product.
    — The dishwasher isn't working; can you remember where we put the manual?
  4. A device that is operated using the hands, or by a human rather than a machine.; A vehicle with a manual transmission. countable,metonymically,uncountable
    — I'm not used to automatics; I've always driven manuals.
  5. A drill in the use of weapons, etc.
  6. A device that is operated using the hands, or by a human rather than a machine.; A keyboard for the hands on a harpsichord, organ, or other musical instrument. countable,uncountable
  7. An old office-book like the modern Roman Catholic ritual. historical
  8. A device that is operated using the hands, or by a human rather than a machine.; A manual typewriter (as contrasted with an electronic one). countable,uncountable
  9. A keyboard on an organ.
  10. A procedure or operation that is done using the hands, or by a human rather than machine.; Manual measurement of the blood pressure, done with a manual sphygmomanometer. colloquial,countable,uncountable
    — do a manual
  11. A procedure or operation that is done using the hands, or by a human rather than machine.; A bicycle technique whereby the front wheel is held aloft by the rider, without the use of pedal force. countable,uncountable
  12. A procedure or operation that is done using the hands, or by a human rather than machine.; A similar maneuver on a skateboard, lifting the front or back wheels while keeping the tail or nose of the board from touching the ground. countable,uncountable
    — In short tutorials, the player learns the basics of skating: reverts, manuals and the ollie – that is, sliding round when coming out of a trick, lifting two wheels off the ground and jumping with the board.
  13. Manual control or operation. uncountable
    — Put the controls to manual.
形容词 adj.
  1. Performed with the hands.
    — She gave a wild manual brush to her locks.
  2. Operated by means of the hands.
  3. Performed by a human rather than a machine.
    — The teacher urged the students to do a manual check, because some errors aren't picked up by the spell checker.

词形变化

manuals plural manuall alternative,obsolete more manual comparative most manual superlative manuall alternative,obsolete manuals plural manuall alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

近义词
handly stick shift stick standard transmission standard
反义词
automatic
衍生词
instruction manual love manual manual of style owners manual reference manual seal manual sign manual style manual user manual user's manual automanual automated manual transmission bimanual brachiomanual clutchless manual transmission dextromanual intermanual mandraulic manual alphabet manualette manual exercise manualise manualism manualist manualize manual laborer manual labor manual labour manual labourer manually manual reversion manual scavenging manual sex manual transmission manual work manumatic manumation nonmanual non-manual marker oculomanual oromanual semimanual sequential manual gearbox sinistromanual unimanual visuomanual
相关词
amanuensis manufacture manumit manus manuscript automatic semi-automatic manumatic
并列词
aural relating to the ear the sense of hearing oral relating to the mouth pedal relating to the foot

词源

词源 1
From Middle English manuel, from Old French manuel, from Late Latin manuāle (“handbook, manual”).
词源 2
From Middle English manuel, from Anglo-Norman manuel, Old French manual, from Latin manuālis, from manus (“hand”).
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