英语词汇“fist”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

fist

(fɪst )

Word forms: fists

1. countable noun B2

Your hand is referred to as your fist when you have bent your fingers in towards the palm in order to hit someone, to make an angry gesture, or to hold something.

Angry protestors with clenched fists shouted their defiance.

Gary clutched a penny in his fist.

2. iron fist phrase [usu PHR n]

An iron fist policy or approach is one which deals with people and situations in a very strict and cruel way.

The iron-fist policy towards the fundamentalists is unlikely to be interrupted.

3. hand over fist phrase [PHRASE after verb]

If you say that someone is making or losing money hand over fist, you mean that they are getting or losing a lot of money very quickly.

Synonyms: swiftly, easily, steadily, by leaps and bounds

Idioms:

with an iron fist

with great force and often violence

The Generals have ruled the nation with an iron fist for more than half of its independent existence.

make money hand over fist

to make a lot of money very quickly

North Carolina National Bank is making money hand over fist in Texas.

Translations:

Chinese: 拳头

Japanese: 握りこぶし

单词	fist
释义	fist (fɪst ) Word forms: fists 1. countable noun B2 Your hand is referred to as your fist when you have bent your fingers in towards the palm in order to hit someone, to make an angry gesture, or to hold something. Angry protestors with clenched fists shouted their defiance. Gary clutched a penny in his fist. 2. iron fist phrase [usu PHR n] An iron fist policy or approach is one which deals with people and situations in a very strict and cruel way. The iron-fist policy towards the fundamentalists is unlikely to be interrupted. 3. hand over fist phrase [PHRASE after verb] If you say that someone is making or losing money hand over fist, you mean that they are getting or losing a lot of money very quickly. Synonyms: swiftly, easily, steadily, by leaps and bounds Idioms: with an iron fist with great force and often violence The Generals have ruled the nation with an iron fist for more than half of its independent existence. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers make money hand over fist to make a lot of money very quickly North Carolina National Bank is making money hand over fist in Texas. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 拳头 Japanese: 握りこぶし
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