| 释义 |
shake hands
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | shake hands - take someone's hands and shake them as a gesture of greeting or congratulationgreet, recognise, recognize - express greetings upon meeting someone |
Translationsshake hands
shake hands (with one)To grasp one's hand as a gesture of greeting, farewell, congratulation, or agreement. I think Dave is really upset with me—he wouldn't even shake hands with me earlier. We shook hands, and I paid her for the car.See also: hand, shakeshake hands (with someone)to clasp and shake the hand of someone as a greeting. His hands were full, and I didn't know whether to try to shake hands with him or not. He put down his packages, and we shook hands.See also: hand, shakeshake hands and shake someone's handto take someone's hand and move it up and down to greet someone or mark an agreement with someone. (See also (with someone)">shake hands (with someone).) David shook my hand when he greeted me. Anne and John shook hands before their business appointment.See also: hand, shakeshake hands1. Also, shake someone's hand. Clasp another's hand in greeting, farewell, or congratulation or as a sign of friendship or goodwill. For example, Stop fighting, boys; shake hands and be done with it, or You won first prize? Let me shake your hand. [Early 1500s] 2. shake hands on. Confirm a promise or bargain, as in We didn't sign a contract; we simply shook hands on our agreement. [Early 1900s] See also: hand, shakeshake ˈhands (with somebody), shake somebody’s ˈhand, shake somebody by the ˈhand take hold of somebody’s hand and move it up and down as a greeting or to show that you agree about something: The television pictures of the two presidents shaking hands were shown all over the world.See also: hand, shakeEncyclopediaSeeshakeshake hands
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