manual

adjective

/ˈmænjuəl/

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(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
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.
connected with using the hands
- manual dexterity

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French manuel, from (and later assimilated to) Latin manualis, from manus ‘hand’.

manual

noun

/ˈmænjuəl/

Idioms

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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 Dictionary
adjective
- 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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(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

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French manuel, from (and later assimilated to) Latin manualis, from manus ‘hand’.

Idioms

on manual

not being operated by a machine, etc. but by hand
- Leave the controls on manual.

单词	manual
释义	manual adjective /ˈmænjuəl/ /ˈmænjuəl/ jump to other results (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 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. connected with using the hands manual dexterity Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French manuel, from (and later assimilated to) Latin manualis, from manus ‘hand’. manual noun /ˈmænjuəl/ /ˈmænjuəl/ Idioms jump to other results 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 … See full entry (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 Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French manuel, from (and later assimilated to) Latin manualis, from manus ‘hand’. Idioms on manual not being operated by a machine, etc. but by hand Leave the controls on manual.
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