| 单词 | in hand |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin hand (a) in hand. extracted from handn. (i) In actual or personal possession, at one's disposal. Of a sum of money: given or held in cash (cf. cash in hand at cash n.1 2b). In early use also: †under one's authority, in one's charge; in custody (obsolete). Formerly also †in hands (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > [phrase] > in one's possession in handOE on (also upon) hand (also hands)OE in or within one's wones1390 OE (Northumbrian) Lindisf. Gospels: John xiii. 3 Sciens quia omnia dedit ei pater in manus : uiste þætte alle salde him se fæder in hondum [OE Rushw. in hond]. OE Guthlac A 647 Ic getrywe in þone torhtestan þrynesse þrym, se geþeahtingum hafað in hondum heofon ond eorðan. c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 17990 Þe faderr..hafeþþ ȝifenn himm inn hannd To weldenn alle þingess. a1350 ( in R. H. Robbins Hist. Poems 14th & 15th Cent. (1959) 18 Lutel he wende so be broht in honde. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Fairf. 14) l. 15813 (MED) Petre was in hande tane for forfait he had done. 1491 in Acts Lords of Council Civil Causes (1839) I. 196/2 Gif..William contentis and payis the soume of vc frankis now in hand. a1550 in R. Dyboski Songs, Carols & Other Misc. Poems (1908) 128 A birde in hond is better than thre in the wode. 1551 T. Wilson Rule of Reason sig. Uviij Promised to giue him a great some of mony..and gaue him..halfe in hande. c1600 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) I. 196 The croun..quhilk he wald faine haue beine in handis withall. 1627 J. Carter Plaine Expos. Serm. in Mount 38 It lyeth us in hand, seriously to consider what our practice is. 1633 T. Stafford Pacata Hibernia i. vii. 54 Then Dermond O Conner layed hold upon James Fits Thomas, and said, My Lord you are in hand. 1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding ii. xxi. 127 Apt to judge a little in Hand better than a great deal to come. 1751 Affecting Narr. H.M.S. Wager 43 With a little yet in Hand, we were almost starving. a1780 W. Mair 28 Lect. (1781) ix. 110 As we use to say, there is a good time coming: you are at least getting so much in hand, as keeps you from sinking altogether. 1839 J. Barker Evangelical Reformer 16 Nov. 271 The man who thought he should be satisfied when he had got out of debt, has no sooner paid his last bill, than he begins to wish for a little in hand. 1884 Curtis Price in Law Times Rep. 51 157/2 His scrupulous desire to keep the mansion-house in hand. 1916 Truth (Sydney) 1 Oct. 12/1 They come out here for their bread and butter, and also good money in hand, more than they got in Pommyland. 2000 Rugby World June 16/4 The key men..helping to provide the grids of support that keep the ball in hand. (ii) Held or carried in the hand. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > transference > [phrase] > carried in the hand in handa1393 a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) v. l. 1267 With arwes brode under the side And bowe in honde. ?a1425 (?a1350) T. Castleford Chron. (1940) l. 20251 (MED) Bot yie fight with wapen in hende, Your awn contre for to defende. c1450 MS Douce 52 in Festschrift zum XII. Neuphilologentage (1906) 54 (MED) A fole sholde neuer haue a babull in hande. 1508 W. Dunbar Goldyn Targe (Chepman & Myllar) in Poems (1998) I. 187 Cupide, the king, wyth bow in hand. 1577 J. Grange Golden Aphroditis sig. Hiijv Orpheus with thy Harpe in hande, Arion also.., Wrinche vp your strings. 1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 61 With sword in hand. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 266/1 Here I stand, with whip in hand To slash all those that do oppose Good Husbandry. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Pike The Pike still continues the Weapon of Foot-Officers, who fight Pike in hand, salute with the Pike, &c. 1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 239 With brush in hand and pallet spread. 1847 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) xxvi. 265 ‘Your regards, Edith, my dear?’ said Mrs. Skewton, pausing, pen in hand, at the postscript. 1909 Jrnl. Illinois State Hist. Soc. 2 15 A full-blooded Indian dressed in buckskin, with gun in hand. 2007 Ecologist July 31/3 There you are, plastic baggie or scoop in hand, not knowing where the poop is going to drop. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > a company or body of persons > [adverb] commonlyc1330 in companya1393 in handa1400 in suit withc1440 along1600 in consort1611 socially1621 in the swim with1885 in tow (with)1907 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 3916 (MED) Ilkan wit oþer went in hand. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Coll. Phys.) l. 22239 Firste sale be descenciune, Are antecriste sal cum in hande. a1516 H. Medwall Godely Interlude Fulgens ii. sig. e.iiiv Go in hand with her anone..For to fele her mynde toward me. 1589 R. Lane in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations iii. 744 Our friend dyed, who was no sooner dead, but certaine our great enemies about Pemisapan..were in hand again. 1863 H. Eaton Diary 4 May in This Birth Place of Souls (2011) 147 One young fellow came in hand..and begged us to feel that there was no danger. (iv) In process; currently relevant or the focus of attention; being undertaken or dealt with in any way at the present time. See also to take in hand at Phrases 2p(a). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > a proceeding > in progress [phrase] in handc1405 in expeditiona1616 on (also upon) the anvil1645 on the wheel1677 in progress1849 in the works1870 in process1906 in the pipeline1945 c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Reeve's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 115 It shal be doon, quod Symkyn..What wol ye doon whil þt it is in hande. a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xvi. 195 Somwhat is in hand, Whateuer it meyn. a1535 T. More Hist. Richard III in Wks. (1557) 36/1 No warre in hande, nor none towarde. 1592 A. Day Eng. Secretorie (rev. ed.) i. sig. E2v The matters or newes presently in hand amongst vs. 1642 H. Parker Observ. His Majesties Late Answers 38 Is there a machination in hand..which neither Kingdom, Parliament, King, nor all the Royallists can oppose? 1694 R. Molesworth Acct. Denmark in 1692 xiii. 206 The Duke's Commissioners..thought it forreign to the matter in hand. 1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 192 Having much Business in Hand. 1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. 125 Neither..are any reflecting words made use of in legal proceedings, and pertinent to the cause in hand, a sufficient cause of action for slander. 1843 C. Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit (1844) xxi. 261 Glancing..at the subject in hand, I would say [etc.]. 1888 J. W. Burgon Lives Twelve Good Men II. xi. 332 He..gave his whole attention to whatever he had in hand. 1936 Burlington Mag. Nov. 229/2 It was necessary to bring the panels to the agreed moisture-content before these repairs were put in hand. 1972 Daily Tel. 12 Jan. 26/4 When dealing with bombs one had to ‘switch off everything and concentrate on the job in hand’. 2003 Farmers Guardian 14 Mar. 22/4 Work is in hand to establish this resource and identify an appropriate training and maintenance infrastructure. (v) Originally of a horse (later of a person, emotion, etc.): under firm control, subject to discipline (chiefly in to keep in hand). Now also more generally (of a situation, problem, etc.) under control, being dealt with successfully. Cf. sense 18. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > in or into subjection [phrase] > under control to (one's) handOE underhanda1000 under subordination1749 in hand1761 1761 C. Dalrymple Mil. Ess. ii. ii. 298 The rider should always keep his horse in hand. 1832 Proposed Regulations Cavalry iii. 64 They will have their horses in hand..with their heads well up. 1856 Athenæum 6 Dec. 1491 An Irishman..who has been kept well in hand at a tight University in his calf-days. 1892 L. Stephen Hours in Libr. (new ed.) I. 151 If he had strong passions..he kept them well in hand. 1955 Times 10 Sept. 6/6 Mr. Butler,..said that he thought the balance of payments problem was on the whole being kept in hand. 1996 J. Bolus Derby Dreams vii. 101 The occasion required a jockey who could keep his horse in hand and prevent his killing himself by running away. 2007 Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City) (Nexis) 6 Mar. They reassured callers that police had the situation well in hand. (vi) Preceded by a numeral denoting a number of draught horses, etc., driven by one person; also used adverbially, in e.g. to drive six in hand. See also three-in-hand n. at three adj. and n. Compounds 3b, four-in-hand n. Now chiefly historical. ΚΠ 1780 H. Croft Abbey of Kilkhampton II. 30 To drive a Phaeton and Six, in Hand. 1789 European Mag. & London Rev. Sept. 218/2 Drives madly to an inch with six in-hand. 1790 T. W. Tone Belmont Castle xxi. 141 He would drive eight in hand. 1890 Pall Mall Gaz. 20 June 2/1 An eight-in-hand team. 1910 C. F. Holder Channel Islands Calif. 112 One of the owners of the island, Captain William Banning, is probably the finest amateur six-in-hand driver in the United States. 1999 K. E. Woodiwiss Elusive Flame xv. 385 She moved..to give the third driver plenty of room to maneuver his six-in-hand and wagon toward the stables. (vii) Billiards, Pool, and Snooker. Of the cue ball: not on the table, esp. having been retrieved by hand after being pocketed by a player, and able to be placed on any selected spot (anywhere on the table, behind the baulk line, or within the D, depending on the game) by his or her opponent prior to the next stroke. Also of a player: having the ball in hand. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > billiards, pool, or snooker > [adverb] > position of balls in hand1839 1839 E. Kentfield Game of Billiards 43 If all the balls be in the baulk, and the striker's ball in hand, he must lead to the top cushion. 1842 Bell's Life in London 20 Mar. Two balls in baulk and striker in hand. 1860 ‘Capt. Crawley’ Handy Bk. Games xiii. 106 Your ball being in hand, you must play for the hazard that shall bring the object-ball back to the opposite cushion. 1904 S. A. Mussabini Mannock's Billiards v. 228 The cue-ball is ‘in hand’ with the red ball, presenting a straightaway winning hazard into the right middle pocket. 1937 Times 14 Apr. 6/2 He was left with the red ball on the spot and the cue ball in hand. 2011 Dumfries & Galloway Standard (Nexis) 6 May 57 With ball in hand, Jamieson then played an excellent safety shot. (viii) New Zealand. Of sheep: grouped together under the control of a shepherd or sheepdog. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > in/into one place, company, or mass [phrase] > together or in a body > specifically of people or animals as one mana1382 in (also on, upon, etc.) a routa1387 in blanda1400 in sorta1400 on a sorta1550 at one1591 in the (or a) quilla1616 in uniform1623 in hand1883 1883 A. E. Peache Jrnl. 18 Jan. in C. Gray Quiet with Hills (1970) viii. 63 Think some got out as made out there were 14,000 in hand after drafting. 1891 D. Ferguson Vicissitudes Bush Life xxxii. 225 The sheep were safely in hand, but..it would take some time yet ere they were housed. 1930 L. G. D. Acland Early Canterbury Runs i. 5 Until wire fences were introduced about 1862, all sheep on the plains were kept more or less in hand. The practice was for a shepherd to go round the boundary once or twice a day. 1933 L. G. D. Acland in Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) 28 Oct. 15/7 Sheep are in hand when you have them in a mob near you. 1970 D. McLeod Many Glorious Morning 254 Some musterers tend to get sheep in hand and slow the muster down. (ix) Chiefly British. Of a game, match, etc. (in a sport played in a league): still to be played (esp. with the implication that a team has a potential advantage with regard to overall standing depending on the outcome of the remaining game or games). ΚΠ 1899 Daily Mail 24 Apr. 6/4 Liverpool.., with a game in hand, are still two points behind. 1951 Sport 30 Mar. 4/1 As Lincoln have two games in hand, Rotheram can only consider themselves three points clear of the new runners-up. 1985 Guardian Weekly (Nexis) 18 Aug. 23 Middlesex stay top with 204, but Gloucestershire, who are second.., have two games in hand. 1993 D. Irvin Behind Bench v. 85 ‘Well, boys, if we go down, we're goin' down in first place.’.. ‘Yeah, with a game in hand.’ 2012 Sunday Independent (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 28 Oct. United slipped to third on 18 points but both Chelsea and United have a match in hand on City. in hand (c) in a person's hand (also in hand): (with reference to the leading or control of a person or animal) by the hand, with a lead, etc. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > in control or charge [phrase] > under one's control at the liberty ofc1425 in a person's handc1430 in hand1999 c1430 (c1395) G. Chaucer Legend Good Women (Cambr. Gg.4.27) (1879) Prol. l. 145 And saw hym come..& in his hond a quene. c1500 (?a1437) Kingis Quair (1939) lxxix Ech in his stage, and his make in his hand. 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid ii. vii. [vi.] 47 Panthus..in his hand also Harling him eftir his litle nevo, Cummis. 1641 Rastell's Termes de la Ley (new ed.) f. 126 at Dogge-draw A Hound that hee leadeth in his hand. 1684 R. Howlett School Recreat. 21 Trot him about in your Hand a good while: Then offer to Mount. 1783 C. Burney Jrnl. in F. Burney Early Diary (1889) II. 305 I charged him to bring his sister in his hand. 1796 E. Parsons Myst. Warning II. 237 Bringing your friend in your hand. 1831 M. M. Sherwood Roxobel I. iv. 65 Mrs. Strickland came forward, with the little lady in her hand. 1895 Cornhill Mag. Nov. 458 I saw him gang doon the street wi' the wee boy in his hand. 1922 M. Johnston 1492 xii. 77 One evening at vesper bell comes our Admiral..to Priory gate with a young boy in his hand. 1999 R.Michalko Two-in-one ii. 36 With the dog in hand, he moves ‘as if’ he had the natural gift of sight. < as lemmas |
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