| 单词 | manual |
| 释义 | manual (once / 591 pages) adjn Something manual is operated by human hands. Before Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, picking cotton was a manual job. Nowadays, farmers might need to read a manual to know how to operate a cotton gin. The word manual comes from Latin root words meaning "of the hand," and the adjective form of the word still maintains that meaning — "by hand or of the hands." The adjective definition is also extended a bit to mean something done by hand and not machine, and the implication is usually that it is physical work. As a noun, manual means "an instruction booklet or handbook." WORD FAMILYmanual: bimanual, manually, manuals USAGE EXAMPLESThe plot is only a little bit of what matters in a Manual Cinema show; the performers are entrancing merely doing what they do. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) “Torture and cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment is never a morally permissible option, even if lives depend on gaining information,” the manual said. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) It’s page one of the showbiz manual but he put both in. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) 1adj of or relating to the hands manual dexterity 2adj doing or requiring physical work manual labor manual laborer Syn blue-collar of or designating manual industrial work or workers 3adj requiring human effort a manual transmission Syn|Ant hand-operated, non-automatic operated by hand automatic operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control autoloading, self-loading, semiautomatic(of firearms) capable of automatic loading and firing continuously automated, machine-controlled, machine-drivenoperated by automation self-acting, self-activating, self-moving, self-regulatingdesigned to activate or move or regulate itself self-lockinglocking automatically when closed self-windingdesigned so that manual winding is unnecessary semiautomaticpartially automatic smartcapable of independent and apparently intelligent action mechanicalusing (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices 4n a small handbook Hypo|Hyper consuetudinal, consuetudinary a manual describing the customs of a particular group (especially the ceremonial practices of a monastic order) grimoirea manual of black magic (for invoking spirits and demons) book of instructions, instruction manual, instructions, operating instructionsa manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it reference manuala manual containing information organized in a summary manner sex manuala manual containing instruction in sexual techniques; intended to enhance the reader's sexual life enchiridion, handbook, vade mecum a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location 5n (military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle Syn|Hyper manual of arms drill, exercise, practice, practice session, recitation systematic training by multiple repetitions |
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