英语词汇“handwriting on the wall”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

A sharp U-turn on the spot in a motor car, achieved by applying the handbrake at speed

A workman's small, open-sided railway car, motorized or propelled by hand-pumping a lever

Any piece of equipment designed to be carried in the hand, esp a personal digital assistant

A system in which the stockman supervises the mating of a specific female to a specific male

(of garments) formerly ready-made, usually cheap, now usu second-hand, esp formerly belonging to a member of one's own family

Not involving manual operation, eg of a telephone apparatus that incorporates a microphone and speaker so that the user need not hold the handset when making a call

An act of balancing one's body on the palms of one's hands with one's trunk and legs in the air

The arms of Ulster, a sinister hand erect couped at the wrist gules, borne by baronets in a canton or inescutcheon

To admit someone's superiority, esp as shown by his or her success in a difficult matter

handwriting on the wall see under write

have one's hands full

To be preoccupied, very busy

hold hands see under hold¹

in hand

As present payment
In preparation
Under control
Of a ball that has to be played from balk (billiards)

keep one's hand in see under keep

lay hands on

To seize
To obtain or find
To subject physically to rough treatment
To bless, or to ordain by touching with the hand(s)
To place one's hands on, over or near an ill person in an act of spiritual healing (also lay on hands)

laying-on of hands

The touch of a bishop or presbyters in ordination
In spiritual healing, the action of placing hands on, over or near an ill person

lend a hand

To give assistance

lift a hand

(usu with a negative) to make the least effort (to help, etc)

off one's hands

No longer under one's responsible charge

old hand see under old

on all hands or on every hand

On all sides
By everybody

on hand

Ready, available
In one's possession

on one's hands

Under one's care or responsibility
Remaining as a burden or encumbrance

on the one hand … on the other hand…

Phrases used to introduce opposing points in an argument, etc

out of hand

At once, immediately, without premeditation
Out of control

poor hand

An unskilful person or way of handling (usu with at)

raise one's hand to

(often with a negative) to strike, behave violently towards

set or put one's hand to

To engage in, undertake
To sign

shake hands with see under shake

show of hands

A vote by holding up hands

show one's hand

To expose one's purpose

sit on one's hands

To take no action

slow handclap

Slow rhythmic clapping showing disapproval

stand one's hand (informal)

To buy a drink for someone else

take in hand

To undertake
To take charge of in order to educate, discipline, etc

take off someone's hands

To relieve someone of

the hand of God

Any unforeseen and unavoidable accident, such as lightning or a storm

throw in one's hand

To give up a venture or plan
To concede defeat

tie someone's hands

To render someone powerless

to (one's) hand

In readiness
Within easy reach
(of a letter) received

try one's hand at

To attempt
To test one's prowess at

under one's hand

With one's proper signature attached

upper hand

Mastery
Advantage

wash one's hands (of)

To disclaim responsibility (for) (Bible, Matthew 27.24)

write /rīt/

transitive verb (wrītˈing; wrōte, (archaic) writ /rit/; written /ritˈn/ (archaic) writ)

To form (letters, symbols, numbers, words, sentences) with a pen, pencil, etc on a surface, esp paper
To express in writing
To compose, be the composer or author of
To inscribe, carve or engrave (a surface)
To record, state or communicate in a letter, book, article, etc
To decree or foretell
To make out or fill in (a prescription, cheque, etc)
To transfer (data) to a memory or storage device (computing)
To display (a quality, condition, etc) all too clearly, as in guilt written all over her face
To communicate with by letter
To underwrite (an insurance policy)

intransitive verb

To perform or practise the art of writing
To be employed as a clerk
To compose articles, novels, etc
To work as an author
To compose or send a letter
To communicate with a person by letter

ORIGIN: OE wrītan, orig meaning to scratch; ON rīta

wrītˈable adjective

Capable of being expressed or described in writing
Suitable for writing with

wrītˈative adjective (rare)

Inclined, or characterized by an inclination, to write

wrītˈer noun

Someone who writes
A professional scribe or clerk
An ordinary legal practitioner in a Scottish country town
An author or his or her works
Someone who paints lettering for signs
A seller (of options) (stock exchange)

wrītˈeress noun (rare)

A female writer

wrītˈerly adjective

Having or showing an accomplished literary style

wrītˈership noun

The office of a writer

wrītˈing noun

The act or activity of recording, expressing or communicating by inscribing words, letters, etc
That which is written
(often in pl) a literary production or composition
(in pl; with cap) the Old Testament books known as the Hagiographa (qv under hagi-; religion)
Handwriting, penmanship
The state of being written

writtˈen adjective

Reduced to or expressed in writing, opp to oral

writeˈ-back noun

An amount restored to a company's accounts because the size of an earlier liability had been overestimated

write-down see write down below.

writeˈ-in adjective (N American)

Of or relating to a candidate not listed in the ballot paper, but whose name is written in by the voter

noun

Such a candidate or vote

writeˈ-off noun

A car so badly damaged that the cost of repair would exceed the car's value
A crashed aircraft (RAF sl)
A total loss
See also write off below

writeˈ-once adjective

Denoting a storage medium in which the data can only be entered once, and then not changed or erased

writer's block noun

A temporary lack of enthusiasm and imagination that may prevent a writer from working

writer's cramp see under cramp

Writer to the Signet noun

A member of the oldest society of solicitors in Scotland, still active as a professional body, orig supervising the use of the Signet or royal seal required to be stamped on all summonses initiating actions in the Court of Session

write-up see write up below.

writˈing-book noun

A book of paper for practising penmanship

writing case noun

A portable case containing materials for writing

writing desk noun

A desk with a sloping top for writing on
A portable writing case

writˈing-ink noun

Ink suited for writing with

writˈing-master noun

A master who teaches the art of penmanship
The yellow bunting

writing pad noun

A pad of writing paper

writing paper noun

Paper finished with a smooth surface, for writing on

writˈing-school noun (historical)

A school for penmanship

writing table noun

A table designed or used for writing on

written law noun

Statute law as distinguished from common law

nothing to write home about see under home

write away see write off below.

write down

To put down in written characters
To write in disparagement of
To write so as to be intelligible or attractive to people of lower intelligence or inferior taste
To reduce the book value of an asset (writeˈ-down noun)

write in

To write a letter to an organization, etc
(with for) to apply for or request in such a letter, send away for
To insert (extra matter) in writing into a document, etc
To add (the name of an extra candidate) to a ballot paper (US; writeˈ-in adjective and noun)

write off

To cancel, esp in bookkeeping, to take (eg a bad debt) off the books
To regard or accept as an irredeemable loss
To destroy or damage irredeemably (a car, etc) (writeˈ-off noun)
(reflexive) to get (oneself) killed (RAF sl)
(also write away; with for) to apply for or request in a letter to an organization, etc
To compose (eg a letter) with fluent ease

write out

To transcribe
To write in full
(reflexive) to exhaust one's mental resources by too much writing
To remove (a character or scene) from the script of a film, broadcast, etc

write protect (computing)

Protecting of data on disk from alteration or erasure, eg by software command or a mechanical device on the disk (write-protectˈ adjective and transitive verb)

write to (computing)

To record (data) onto (a magnetic disk)

write up

To put a full description of in writing
To write a report or review of
To write in praise of, esp to praise above its merits
To bring the writing of (one's diary, etc) up to date
To increase the book value of an asset (writeˈ-up noun)

writing (also, esp US, handwriting) on the wall

A happening or sign foreshowing downfall and disaster (Bible, Daniel 5.5 ff)

written off

(of a car) damaged beyond reasonable repair
Completely ruined
(of a person) killed (RAF sl)
(of an aircraft) wrecked (RAF sl)
See also write off above

hand /hand/

write /rīt/