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单词 manual
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manual

adjective
/ˈmænjuəl/
/ˈmænjuəl/
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  1. (of work, etc.) involving using the hands or physical strength
    • manual labour/jobs/skills
    • manual and non-manual workers
    Wordfinder
    • administrative
    • freelance
    • managerial
    • manual
    • part-time
    • seasonal
    • skilled
    • temporary
    • voluntary
    • work
    Topics Jobsc1
  2. operated or controlled by hand rather than by machine or using electricity, etc.
    • a manual gearbox
    • My camera has manual and automatic functions.
    • The company has now transferred all its manual records onto computer.
  3. connected with using the hands
    • manual dexterity
  4. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French manuel, from (and later assimilated to) Latin manualis, from manus ‘hand’.

manual

noun
/ˈmænjuəl/
/ˈmænjuəl/
Idioms
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  1. a book that tells you how to do or operate something, especially one that comes with a machine, etc. when you buy it
    • a computer/car/instruction manual
    • Why don’t you read the manual?
    compare handbook
    Extra Examples
    • According to the manual, the wires should be the other way round.
    • The computer comes with a comprehensive owner's manual.
    • The manual said not to use the fryer on wooden decks.
    • a manual on teaching drama
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • how-to
    • instruction
    • instructional
    verb + manual
    • come with
    • check
    • consult
    manual + verb
    • contain something
    • include something
    • provide something
    preposition
    • according to the manual
    • in a/​the manual
    • manual for
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  2. (British English)
    (North American English, informal stick shift)
    a vehicle with a system of gears operated by the driver using a gear lever compare automatic (2)Topics Transport by car or lorryc2
  3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French manuel, from (and later assimilated to) Latin manualis, from manus ‘hand’.
Idioms
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  1. not being operated by a machine, etc. but by hand
    • Leave the controls on manual.
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