hand
英 [h?nd]
美[h?nd]
- n. 手，手艺；帮助；指针；插手
- vt. 传递，交给；支持；搀扶
- n. (Hand)人名；(英、瑞典)汉德
英英释意
- 1. the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb;
- "he had the hands of a surgeon"
- "he extended his mitt"
- 2. a hired laborer on a farm or ranch;
- "the hired hand fixed the railing"
- "a ranch hand"
- 3. something written by hand;
- "she recognized his handwriting"
- "his hand was illegible"
- 4. ability;
- "he wanted to try his hand at singing"
- 5. a position given by its location to the side of an object;
- "objections were voiced on every hand"
- 6. the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time;
- "I didn't hold a good hand all evening"
- "he kept trying to see my hand"
- 7. one of two sides of an issue;
- "on the one hand..., but on the other hand..."
- 8. a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece;
- "the big hand counts the minutes"
- 9. a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses;
- "the horse stood 20 hands"
- 10. a member of the crew of a ship;
- "all hands on deck"
- 11. a card player in a game of bridge;
- "we need a 4th hand for bridge"
- 12. a round of applause to signify approval;
- "give the little lady a great big hand"
- 13. terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos);
- "the kangaroo's forearms seem undeveloped but the powerful five-fingered hands are skilled at feinting and clouting"- Springfield (Mass.) Union
- 14. physical assistance;
- "give me a hand with the chores"