| 单词 | handy |
| 释义 | handy (once / 1050 pages) 1adj 2adj Someone who's handy is skilled and clever, especially when it comes to making or fixing things. If you're handy in the kitchen, you're a good cook. A carpenter tends to be handy with a saw or a hammer, and if you're good at sewing, you're handy with a needle and thread. Another meaning of handy is "useful" or "convenient." Your laptop is handy because you use it for all kinds of things, and your smartphone is handy because you always keep it in your pocket — it's right there when you need it. WORD FAMILYhandy: handier, handiest, handily, handiness USAGE EXAMPLESBuilt in the 19th Century around a private garden, it features stucco white facades and is handy for Knightsbridge and Chelsea. BBC(Dec 22, 2016) That’s a handy ability for a mother tending to an infant. Washington Times(Dec 19, 2016) It also supplies black-and-white reproductions of them on the pages where they’re mentioned, for handy reference. Washington Post(Oct 18, 2016) 1 adj skillful with the hands 2handy with an axe Syn adroit quick or skillful or adept in action or thought 1adj easy to use a handy gadget Syn convenient suited to your comfort or purpose or needs 2adj easy to reach found a handy spot for the can opener Syn ready to hand accessible capable of being reached Handy (once / 13266 pages) n WORD FAMILY Handy: Handier, Handies, Handiest, Handys USAGE EXAMPLESLocal media outlets report that 33-year-old Frederick Handy was pronounced dead at a Charlotte hospital about 7 p.m. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) Fire officials say the blaze at the three-story structure near Handy Street and Throop Avenue was first reported on Thursday night. Washington Times(Dec 16, 2016) Many were touched by the plight of the girls - ages 11, 10 and 9 - and came forward with offers of help to mother Tonia Handy. Washington Times(Nov 29, 2016) n United States blues musician who transcribed and published traditional blues music (1873-1958) Syn|Exp W. C. Handy, William Christopher Handy composer someone who composes music as a profession |
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