| 单词 | -handed |
| 释义 | All related terms of '-handed'hand Your hands are the parts of your body at the end of your arms. Each hand has four fingers and a thumb. haun a hand cack-handed If you describe someone as cack-handed , you mean that they handle things in an awkward or clumsy way. cag-handed left-handed even-handed If someone is even-handed , they are completely fair , especially when they are judging other people or dealing with two groups of people. four-handed (of a card game) arranged for four players free-handed generous or liberal ; unstinting ham-handed clumsy , graceless , or tactless; inept high-handed If you say that someone is high-handed , you disapprove of them because they use their authority in an unnecessarily forceful way without considering other people's feelings . left-handed Someone who is left-handed uses their left hand rather than their right hand for activities such as writing and sports and for picking things up. mob-handed in or with a large group of people one-handed performed using one hand open-handed generous ; liberal red-handed in the act of committing a crime or doing something wrong or shameful (esp in the phrase catch red-handed ) two-handed A two-handed blow or catch is done using both hands. empty-handed If you come away from somewhere empty-handed , you have failed to get what you wanted . heavy-handed If you say that someone's behaviour is heavy-handed , you mean that they are too forceful or too rough . large-handed generous ; profuse light-handed having a light, delicate touch right-handed Someone who is right-handed uses their right hand rather than their left hand for activities such as writing and sports , and for picking things up. short-handed If a company , organization, or group is short-handed , it does not have enough people to work on a particular job or for a particular purpose . single-handed If you do something single-handed , you do it on your own, without help from anyone else. sticky-handed given to thieving catch red-handed If someone is caught red-handed , they are caught while they are in the act of doing something wrong . hand in If you hand in something such as homework or something that you have found, you give it to a teacher , police officer , or other person in authority. hand on If you hand something on , you give it or transfer it to another person, often someone who replaces you. hand-out If you hand things out to people, you give one or more to each person in a group. heavy-handed tactics Tactics are the methods that you choose to use in order to achieve what you want in a particular situation. white-handed gibbon a gibbon , Hylobates lar , inhabiting Thailand , the Malay Peninsula , and northern Sumatra , varying from black to light buff in color , and having white hands and feet: an endangered species backhanded A backhanded compliment is a remark which seems to be an insult but could also be understood as a compliment. A backhanded compliment is also a remark which seems to be a compliment but could also be understood as an insult. glad hand a welcoming hand hand back If you hand back something that you have borrowed or taken from someone, you return it to them. hand down If you hand down something such as knowledge , a possession , or a skill , you give or leave it to people who belong to a younger generation. hand over If you hand something over to someone, you pass it to them. left-handed compliment an ambiguous compliment hand around If you hand around or hand round something such as food, you pass it from one person to another in a group. catch someone red-handed to catch someone while they are doing something illegal or wrong hand-off the act of warding off an opposing player with the open hand brace If you brace yourself for something unpleasant or difficult , you prepare yourself for it. brace bracket a hand tool for drilling holes, with a socket to hold the drill at one end and a cranked handle by which the tool can be turned hand brace a hand tool for drilling holes, with a socket to hold the drill at one end and a cranked handle by which the tool can be turned something is handed to someone on a plate said to mean that someone is given something desirable without having to work for it or make an effort to get it club hand a deformity of the hand, analogous to club foot |
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