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单词 handle
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handle
(hændəl )
Word forms: handles , handling , handled
1. countable noun B2
A handle is a small round object or a lever that is attached to a door and is used for opening and closing it.
I turned the handle and found the door was open.
2. countable noun B2
A handle is the part of an object such as a tool, bag, or cup that you hold in order to be able to pick up and use the object.
The handle of a cricket bat protruded from under his arm. [+ of]
...a broom handle.
Synonyms: grip, knob, hilt, haft  
3. verb B1+
If you say that someone can handle a problem or situation, you mean that they have the ability to deal with it successfully.
To tell the truth, I don't know if I can handle the job. [VERB noun]
She cannot handle pressure. [VERB noun]
You must learn how to handle your feelings. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: manage, deal with, tackle, cope with  
4. verb B1+
If you talk about the way that someone handles a problem or situation, you mention whether or not they are successful in achieving the result they want.
I think I would handle a meeting with Mr. Siegel very badly. [VERB noun adverb]
She admitted to herself she didn't know how to handle the problem. [VERB noun adverb]
handling uncountable noun
The family has criticized the military's handling of Robert's death. [+ of]
Synonyms: management, running, treatment, approach  
5. verb B1+
If you handle a particular area of work, you have responsibility for it.
She handled travel arrangements for the press corps during the presidential campaign. [VERB noun]
The investigation is being handled by Scotland Yard's anti terrorist branch. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: deal with, manage, take care of, administer  
6. verb
When you handle something such as a weapon, vehicle, or animal, you use it or control it, especially by using your hands.
I had never handled an automatic. [VERB noun]
7. verb
If something such as a vehicle handles well, it is easy to use or control.
His ship had handled like a dream! [VERB adverb/preposition]
8. verb
When you handle something, you hold it or move it with your hands.
Wear rubber gloves when handling cat litter. [VERB noun]
9. singular noun
If you have a handle on a subject or problem, you have a way of approaching it that helps you to understand it or deal with it. [informal]
When you have got a handle on your anxiety you can begin to control it.
10. to fly off the handle phrase
If you fly off the handle, you suddenly and completely lose your temper. [informal]
He flew off the handle at the slightest thing.
Synonyms: lose your temper, explode, lose it [informal], lose the plot [informal]  
Idioms:
fly off the handle
to suddenly become very angry about something and behave in an uncontrolled and irrational way
Unless some decision was reached, they might fly off the handle and do something foolish.
too hot to handle
if someone or something is too hot to handle, you mean that they are so dangerous, difficult, or extreme that people do not want to be involved with them
Even for someone of Mr Hurd's skill and experience, the situation proved too hot to handle.
Collocations:
handle a matter
They found no evidence of a breach of national security or criminal activity and decided to handle the matter 'discreetly', officials said.
Times, Sunday Times
Invariably, when a soldier was accused of criminal behavior the occupation authorities preferred to handle the matter within the military justice system.
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He says that the state personnel board should be handling the matter.
Times, Sunday Times
Not too long ago she expressed fear for her life but felt that the department was handling the matter.
ST
This allows me to make a quick decision of handling the matter immediately, setting up an appointment for later, or transferring the caller to another staff member.
Christianity Today
handle a negotiation
Subscribers will have a genuine input into who joins and leaves, although in common with other clubs, a chief executive will handle the negotiations.
Times, Sunday Times
We will be hiring someone to handle the negotiations.
Times, Sunday Times
They have been forced into a position of strike action for the first time in 40 years by the way the government has handled the negotiations.
Times, Sunday Times
For much of the mid-1970s he was abroad, handling the negotiation of double tax treaties.
Times, Sunday Times
He handled the negotiation and execution of contracts, as well as song and copyright licensing and registration.
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handle a problem
The original holiday was meant to handle a problem of long working hours and no time off.
Smithsonian Mag
The people who are so sure you have to put up with it don't have to handle the problem themselves.
Times, Sunday Times
Can you give me any more advice on how to handle this problem?
The Sun
How do you handle that problem?
Christianity Today
Throughout the years, great efforts have been devoted to handle this problem.
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handle a request
The company admits it did not handle your request for a refund properly but has finally processed it.
Times, Sunday Times
Requests are made using port numbers as identifiers and xinetd usually launches another daemon to handle the request.
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The editpolicies determine if they can handle the request, otherwise they pass on to the next editpolicy.
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Requests are forwarded to one or more proxy servers which handle the request.
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If you are unhappy with the way that a trader has handled your request, you can take your complaint farther.
Times, Sunday Times
handle a responbility
It must be grown-up enough to handle the responsibility.
Times, Sunday Times
Ask family members to take on specific tasks to help you handle the responsibility.
The Sun
Could we handle the responsibility for caring for this little, helpless person?
Christianity Today
I couldn't handle the responsibility.
The Sun
She needs to use most of her computing power to handle this responsibility, which generally makes her appear slow-witted when dealing with others.
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handle a situation
One of the amazing things is the dignified manner in which she is handling the situation.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
What would have been the best way to handle the situation?
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
He watched her walking jauntily down the corridor, hands in her jeans pockets, and wished he'd handled the situation better.
Hinxman, Margaret THE SOUND OF MURDER (2002)
handle a transaction
No bank had been appointed to handle the transaction.
Times, Sunday Times
The website would not handle any transactions 'during this period of refinement', it added.
Times, Sunday Times
This fee can be high or low depending on which type of brokerage, full service or discount, handles the transaction.
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handle a volume of
It would be an understatement to say that local hospitals could not handle that volume of patients.
Times,Sunday Times
The bailout programme has been plagued by problems, however, with companies reporting that lenders do not have the resources to handle the volume of applications.
Times,Sunday Times
Today's supercomputers could just about handle this volume of data, but we don't yet have ways of making sense of it.
Times, Sunday Times
The scheme has been hit by several of issues, however, with companies reporting that lenders did not have sufficient resources to handle the volume of applications.
Times,Sunday Times
The magazine had to stop its lonely hearts column in 2005 because it could no longer handle the volume of mail.
Times, Sunday Times
handle a workload
Can you handle his workload as well as yours until he comes back to the office?
Times, Sunday Times
Soon he couldn't handle the workload, and he knew a multiple staff was the best alternative.
Christianity Today
When it happened, you offered to handle his workload.
Globe and Mail
However, they don't do as well by themselves, unable to handle the workload without their partner and both enterprises end up suffering huge losses, plunging them into debt.
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handle an inquiry
Its call centres already handle all inquiries about self-assessment and tax credits.
Times, Sunday Times
Fourteen per cent think the police have handled the inquiry well and 28 per cent badly.
Times, Sunday Times
It was supposed to handle all inquiries for the first time and also process applications and payments.
Times, Sunday Times
The claims relate to how the force handled an inquiry into the awarding of a contract to supply police vehicles.
Times, Sunday Times
handle improperly
Handled improperly, these tensions are capable of spawning an atmosphere of suspicion, isolation, hurt, and loneliness.
Christianity Today
Squirrel meat can be substituted for rabbit or chicken in many recipes, though it may have a gamey taste if handled improperly.
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Loading bridges may pose hazards to aircraft if handled improperly.
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handle passengers
Reports suggest it was found to have failings with fire safety and its plans for how to handle passengers in the event of an emergency.
The Sun
Along the river, there are docks that handle passengers and goods, and the floating market.
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The air terminals (1 and 2) are 22000m 0 and designed to handle passengers per year.
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handle poorly
Reviews can be risky; handled poorly, they can give our enemies an opportunity to open fire.
Christianity Today
When handled poorly, we struggled.
Christianity Today
The negotiation itself has been handled poorly.
Times, Sunday Times
Handled poorly, it will amplify the pain.
Times, Sunday Times
She was very maneuverable, but she handled poorly in a head sea.
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handle properly
But he also believed that if handled properly, this could give the newcomer an edge over its competitors.
Times, Sunday Times
Unfortunately, a reference letter can expose a denominational agency to legal liability if not handled properly.
Christianity Today
If handled properly, leeches are no more than a nuisance.
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The size of the acquisition made it even more vital that the change process was handled properly.
Times, Sunday Times
They can go off if not handled properly.
The Sun
handle roughly
If handled roughly they wiljump to spike you with one of their 6,000 quills.
The Sun
The company handles roughly 2.5 million service requests each year.
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They may bite readily if handled roughly but mostly it will just try to escape if picked up.
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This type, if not tipped, also has a greater tendency to spin out (swap ends) when handled roughly.
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Bare tungsten filaments remain in use in small transmitting tubes but are brittle and tend to fracture if handled roughly e.g. in the postal services.
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handle safely
Handled safely without getting a real opportunity to break the gain line.
The Sun
The breeders also stay during the entire session to make sure the puppies are handled safely and correctly.
The Sun
This substance can be handled safely if certain procedures are followed.
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The polymer must be cooled so that it solidifies and can be handled safely by the operator.
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They can be handled safely in atmospheres of argon or (with a few exceptions) nitrogen.
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handle stress
You need to spend more time looking after number one to be able to handle stress positively next time.
The Sun (2017)
People whose enzymes work slowly find it harder to handle stress because their enzymes cannot clear the dopamine and their brains become overwhelmed.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Some are better equipped to handle the stress than others.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
handle traffic
Some intersections were also improved to better handle traffic.
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While every airport varies, terminal controllers usually handle traffic in a 30to50nmi km radius from the airport.
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In order to handle traffic a new central railway station signal box was built for the equivalent of about 2.9 million.
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Finally, without capital to stop silting or dredge, the port's ability to handle traffic further decreased.
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It has the potential to handle traffic that will derive from the reactivation of the palm oil sector.
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handle waste
The latest version of the system can handle waste from 100,000 people, producing up to 86,000 litres of drinking water a day.
Times, Sunday Times
Companies that handle waste can avoid inspections and auditing by applying for exemption from the need to obtain an environmental permit.
Times, Sunday Times
It has broadened its operations to work with local coun-cils, and now handles waste from 2.5m households and 94,000 commercial customers.
Times, Sunday Times
The city handles waste disposal, sewage and water needs.
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hold a handle
Hold the handle steady at arm's length.
Times, Sunday Times
If it had it done so, it would have identified the need to train the drivers how to hold the handle to minimise the risk of strain injury.
Times, Sunday Times
You hold the handle down for a short flush.
Times, Sunday Times
You can make the move more challenging by holding the handle further from the tip.
Times,Sunday Times
Similarly, you may know explicitly how to hold the handle of a hammer, but you can not simultaneously focus on the handle and hit the nail correctly with the hammer.
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metal handle
He once hit her with a baseball bat before forcing its metal handle inside her.
Times, Sunday Times
Its metal handle pulls away from the melted sides.
Times, Sunday Times
He worked in a factory that made punnets, the cardboard ones with the bendy metal handle, the kind you fill with strawberries and raspberries at pick-your-owns and in provincial grocers.
Times, Sunday Times
The building has a circular frame with a conical roof, sheet metal handle, and a concrete spout.
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Oyster pails that can be safely used in microwave ovens (without the metal handle, which can cause arcing in a microwave) are also available.
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pull a handle
At the same time, look back over your shoulder and pull the handle to your waist.
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Once you reach the forward position, pull the handle to your waist again and spin backward in the opposite direction.
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It makes it much easier if you pull the handle and place it on your hip while you turn sideways.
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Once a castaway thought they had the series memorized, they would pull a handle, concealing the items.
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The hand-operated press dated from about 1820, and needed three operators; two to load the paper and pull the handle, and one to take the paper off.
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pump handle
Turning the pump handle was much easier and more efficient but still they had to carry buckets.
Times, Sunday Times
The council removed the pump handle; the outbreak abated and the idea of finding 'foci of infection' has been standard ever since.
Times, Sunday Times
The meeting looks set to highlight the impotence and disunity of an organisation that could once plunge the world into economic crisis with the turn of a pump handle.
Times, Sunday Times
The term pump clip originates from the clip that attaches it to the pump handle.
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It was latched in six places and operated by a pump handle.
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turn a handle
After they had stopped, they were then asked to turn a handle in time with how quickly they felt as though they were still spinning.
Times, Sunday Times
I was allowed to turn the handle, watching joyfully as water streamed into a gully in the floor.
Times, Sunday Times
Just pour a few ice cubes into the penguin's head, turn the handle to crush the ice and then add the fl avouring.
Times, Sunday Times
You load it up with your fruit or vegetable of choice and turn the handle.
The Sun
Owners are encouraged turn a handle five times which helps break down the contents in the digester to produce methane to fuel the lamp.
Times, Sunday Times
wooden handle
There's a tiny bit of self-assembly involved (slotting the metal head on to the wooden handle).
Times, Sunday Times
However, the heavy brass section then flew off, leaving the horrified minister clutching its wooden handle.
The Sun
I like a short, comfortable wooden handle for maximum power and a relatively narrow and sharp trowel head for quick digging.
Times, Sunday Times
A small serrated turtleshell plate was bound to a wooden handle.
The Times Literary Supplement
With a contoured wooden handle and leather hanging strap.
Times, Sunday Times
Translations:
Chinese: 手柄, 处理, 把手
Japanese: ハンドル 取っ手, 取り扱う, 取っ手
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