hand-saw
/'haendso:/ noun a saw (= a tool with a long blade with
sharp teeth along one edge) that is used with one hand only SIS — picture o tool hand-set /'haendset/ noun 1 the part of a
telephone that you hold close to your mouth and ear to speak into and listen
n/rff —compare receiver(I) 2 a device that you
hold in your hand to operate a television, etc.
( — see
also remote control(2)
'hands-free adj. (of a telephone, etc.
Efe-iff^) able to be used without needing to be held in the hand hand-shake /'haendjeik/ noun an act of shaking
sb’s hand with your own, used especially to say hello or goodbye or when you
have made an agreement jg T
—
see also golden
handshake
,
hands- off adj. [usually before noun] dealing with people or
a situation by not becoming involved and by allowing people to do what they
want to T A A 65;
T (ft : a hands-off approach to staff management T T — compare hands-on
hand-some /‘haensam/ adj. (hand somer, hand-som-est)
IIMIJ More handsome and most handsome are more
common. * more handsome $1 most handsome H# J®,o 1 (of
men X T) attractive ; XM A
(ft Hud good-looking : a handsome face 4@
0
He’s the most handsome man I’ve ever met.
o O He was aptly
described as ‘tall, dark, and handsome’. fMtn #nXXiifef£i£X “i^AKl o o note at beautiful 2 (of women fcX) attractive, with
large strong features rather than small delicate ones #t H : a tall, handsome woman
o
note at beautiful 3 beautiful to
look at it g 1$: a handsome horse/house/
city ^ ^ 5,
/ il' T / M T O The two of them made a
handsome couple. 4
large
in
amount or quantity He it A (tfj : a handsome profit
—
A ^ M SI o He was elected by a
handsome majority
(= a lot of people voted for him), fife tU iff ^ ^ 0
5 generous AA$J; If MW;
XiilAW: She paid him a handsome compliment. ftfe A
A$!:M 7 flfe-^lfo ► hand- some-iy adv.: a handsomely dressed
man XlfiflfffiWA f oa handsomely produced
book £PH!l fill W4$ 0 to be paid/rewarded
handsomely #
,
hands-'on adj. [usually before noun] doing sth rather than
just talking about it gfe T W ; ^ # W :
hands-on computer training if If fjl iJI| o to gain
hands-on experience of industry
|oa hands-on style of management Wit 3® A
^ — compare hands-off
hand-spring
/’haendsprir)/
noun a movement in
gymnastics in which you jump through the air landing on your hands, then again
landing on your feet (
hand stand /'haendstaend/ noun a movement in which
you balance on your hands and put your legs straight up in the air
hand-to- hand adj. hand-to-hand fighting
involves physical contact with your opponent W; SiUW;
hand-to- mouth adj. [usually before noun] if you have a
hand-to-mouth life, you spend all the money you earn on basic needs such as
food and do not have anything leftfX^iiP W; EES see live1
hand-writ-ing
/'haendraitirj/
noun [U] 1 writing that is done
with a pen or pencil, not printed or typed ; 45 W 2 a person’s
particular style of writing in this way 45I can’t read his
handwriting. #XHflfe
A’ W 77 the .handwriting on the wall (NAmE)
= SEE THE WRITING ON THE WALL at WRITING
hand-writ-ten /.haend'ritn/ adj. written by hand, not
printed or typed TW W: a handwritten note TA; handy /'haendi/ adj. (hand-ier,
handi-est) (informaf)
1
easy to use or to do Mi #] W; X J§ (%. W; M f!l W
PTZ71 useful : a handy little tool
[not before noun] ~ (for sth/for doing sth) located near to
sb/sth; located or stored in a convenient place i£ f!;
fjgfij: Always keep a first-aid kit handy.
&ifc ft o o Have you got a pen
handy? %T 47A #9 ^ t%? o
(6r£) Our
house is very handy for the station. Cl 3 [NOT before
noun] skilful in using your hands or tools to make or repair things
; XXX: to be handy around the house }?4 M M f!l HE M
^ fit X ff — see also handily ► handi-ness noun [U] IT7T771 .come in 'handy (informal) to be useful
AH&il: The extra money came in very handy.
I±7fflio O Don’t throw that away—it
might come in
handy. 3iJfflX#57 'ElcMlo
handy-man /‘haendimaen/ noun (pi -men /-men/) a man who is
good at doing practical jobs inside and outside the house, either as a hobby or
as a job tSWA; mx
He
hung his head in shame.
immmxT*k0
Hang
0-w /haerj/
verb, noun
mverb (hung, hung /hArj/ iSNUJI In sense 4, hanged is used for the past tense and past
participle. 4 AN- hanged0 )
—
ATTACH FROM TOP ft ft 1 ~ (sth) (up) [+adv./prep.] to
attach sth,
or to be attached, at the top so that the lower part is free or loose M f£; : [VN] Hang your
coat up on the hook. fEKPWAXliXX^Xo
0 Where
are we supposed to hang our washing up to dry?
O [V] There were several expensive suits hanging in the wardrobe. XflsMjiiljliflpjn
—
FALL LOOSELY X A 2 [V -i-adv./prep.] when sth hangs in a
particular way, it falls in that way ST; Sff: Her hair hung down to
her waist. 0 He
had lost weight and the
suit hung loosely on him. fife#;®
—
BEND DOWNWARDS h X 3 to bend or let sth bend down
wards (
fj£ ) % S , Ti: [V] The dog’s tongue was
hanging out. #J X
A X X ffi 0 o Children hung (= were leaning) over the gate. & T fH X H ± o o A cigarette hung from
her lips. o [VN]
She hung her head in shame. MJtf&ffllTT zko
—
KILL SB if A 4 (hanged, hanged) to kill sb, usually as a
punishment, by tying a rope around their neck and allowing them to drop; to be
killed in this way ( ® )
: [VN] He was the last man to
be hanged for murder in this country.
o She had committed
suicide by hanging herself from a beam. g fS. 7 o 0 [V] At that time
you could hang for
stealing. IP H ^ IP It Rf
16 ^ M
—
PICTURES M ll 5 to attach
sth, especially a picture, to a hook on a wall; to be attached in this way ( fjfe ) ££& ift±: [VN] We hung her portrait
above the fireplace. 4£ f| ] IE M W IHt fi T S X ± A o o [V] Several of his
paintings hang in the Tate Gallery. ftfelft/ltefftlSlSiXfpr
6 [VN] [usually passive] ~ sth
with sth to decorate a place by placing paintings, etc. on a wall fi S H ^
^ fit ) : The rooms were hung
with
tapestries.
—
WALLPAPER f 7
[VN] to
stick wallpaper to a wall
(£it±) mmm
—
DOOR/GATE | 8 [VN] to attach a door or gate to a
post
so that
it moves freely fE ( H ) ^ ( H )