| 单词 | handle |
| 释义 | handle (once / 106 pages) vn To handle something is to control it, the way an elephant handler might handle an elephant, or the way you would use a handle to lift a suitcase. If you're panicking, a friend might suggest you "get a handle on yourself." How to get a handle on the word handle? Start with the thumb. Much like the word “thimble” is derived from “thumb,” “handle” essentially refers to an object held "in hand," or placed under your control. Handle can also have a more abstract meaning, such as understanding or grasping a concept. You should be able to handle geometry before you start trig, right? A handle is also slang for a nickname. "What's your handle?" is another way of saying "What's your name? WORD FAMILYhandle: handled, handleless, handler, handles, handling, mishandle+/handler: handlers/handling: handlings/mishandle: mishandled, mishandles, mishandling USAGE EXAMPLESThey are likely to be too much for the Dolphins to handle. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) To handle a gun, you must be “maximally aggressive,” Gariev said. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) “I thought he handled himself pretty well,” Del Rio said. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1v touch, lift, or hold with the hands Don't handle the merchandise Syn|Hypo|Hyper palm field catch or pick up (balls) in baseball or cricket fumblehandle clumsily manipulatehold something in one's hands and move it manhandlehandle roughly lay hands onmanage with the hands mousemanipulate the mouse of a computer fiddle with, twiddlemanipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner manage, wieldhandle effectively control, operatehandle and cause to function knead, massage, rub downmanually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes knead, workmake uniform mix, ruffle, shufflemix so as to make a random order or arrangement fiddle, monkey, tamperplay around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly diddle, fiddle, play, toymanipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination touch make physical contact with, come in contact with 2v manage or wield effectively Syn|Hypo|Hyper manage, wield ply wield vigorously pumpoperate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal sweep, swing, swing outmake a big sweeping gesture or movement goosegive a spurt of fuel to manipulate hold something in one's hands and move it 3v be in charge of, act on, or dispose of This blender can't handle nuts Syn|Hypo|Hyper care, deal, manage administer, administrate work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of organise, organizecause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea workcause to operate or function come to grips, get to gripsdeal with (a problem or a subject) dispose ofdeal with or settle mind, take carebe in charge of or deal with coordinatebring into common action, movement, or condition juggledeal with simultaneously processdeal with in a routine way misconduct, mishandle, mismanagemanage badly or incompetently directbe in charge of carry on, conduct, dealdirect the course of; manage or control touchdeal with; usually used with a form of negation arrange, order, put, set uparrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events give, have, hold, make, throworganize or be responsible for rationalise, rationalizestructure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results pontificateadminister a pontifical office territorialise, territorializeorganize as a territory reorganise, reorganize, shake uporganize anew collectivise, collectivizebring under collective control; of farms and industrial enterprises tendmanage or run guide, steerbe a guiding or motivating force or drive head, leadbe in charge of manage, oversee, superintend, supervisewatch and direct operate, rundirect or control; projects, businesses, etc. racketeercarry on illegal business activities involving crime administerdirect the taking of command, control exercise authoritative control or power over 4v interact in a certain way Handle the press reporters gently Syn|Hypo|Hyper do by, treat treat regard or consider in a specific way address, cover, deal, plow, treatact on verbally or in some form of artistic expression bemock, mock treat with contempt cut, disregard, ignore, snubrefuse to acknowledge wrongtreat unjustly; do wrong to handle with kid gloveshandle with great care and sensitivity criminalizetreat as a criminal nursetreat carefully strong-armhandle roughly ride roughshod, run roughshodtreat inconsiderately or harshly upstagetreat snobbishly, put in one's place rough-housetreat in a rough or boisterous manner brutalise, brutalizetreat brutally do well bytreat with respect and consideration gloss over, skate over, skimp over, slur over, smooth overtreat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly abuse, ill-treat, ill-use, maltreat, mistreat, steptreat badly baby, cocker, coddle, cosset, featherbed, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, spoiltreat with excessive indulgence bait, cod, rag, rally, razz, ride, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease, twitharass with persistent criticism or carping blackguard, guy, jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, rib, ridicule, roastsubject to laughter or ridicule deridetreat or speak of with contempt aggrieveinfringe on the rights of kick aroundtreat badly; abuse sandbagtreat harshly or unfairly victimise, victimizemake a victim of interact act together or towards others or with others 5v show and train The prize-winning poodle was handled by Mrs. Priscilla Prescott Hyper control, keep in line, manipulate control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage 6v act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression Syn|Hypo|Hyper address, cover, deal, plow, treat do by, treat interact in a certain way comprehend, cover, embrace, encompassinclude in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory theologise, theologize treat from a theological viewpoint or render theological in character discourse, discuss, talk aboutto consider or examine in speech or writing descanttalk at great length about something of one's interest talk shopdiscuss matters that are related to work broach, initiate, moot bring up a topic for discussion 7n the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it he grabbed the hammer by the handle Syn|Hypo|Hyper grip, handgrip, hold ax handle, axe handle the handle of an ax broom handle, broomstickthe handle of a broom cropthe stock or handle of a whip haft, helvethe handle of a weapon or tool hiltthe handle of a sword or dagger hoe handlethe handle of a hoe knoba round handle mop handlethe handle of a mop panhandlethe handle of a pan pommel, saddlebowhandgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle pommela handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse rake handlethe handle of a rake stockthe handle end of some implements or tools gunstock, stockthe handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun basket hilta hilt with a basket-shaped guard for the hand bitstock, bracea carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring butt, butt endthick end of the handle doorhandle, doorknoba knob used to release the catch when opening a door (often called `doorhandle' in Great Britain) horn, saddle horna high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather) pistol gripa handle (as of a gun or saw) shaped like the butt of a pistol stop(music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes appendage a part that is joined to something larger |
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