feel or manipulate with the hands (用手)触,摸,拿,移动,搬动;操弄 heavy paving slabs can be difficult to handle. 沉重的铺路板有时很难搬动。 people who handle food. 经常接触食品的人。 ■(chiefly in soccer) touch (the ball) with the hand or lower arm in contravention of the rules (英式足球比赛中的犯规动作)以手(或前臂)触(球) ■drive or control (a vehicle) 驾驶,操纵(车辆) ■[no obj., with adverbial](of a vehicle) respond in a specified manner when being driven or controlled (车辆在驾驶或操控时)按特定方式作出反应 the new model does not handle nearly so well. 新型车开起来根本没有那么灵便。
manage (a situation or problem) 处理,处置(局面,问题) a lawyer's ability to handle a case properly. 律师恰当处理案件的能力。 ■(informal)deal with (someone or something) (非正式)处理;对付(某人,某事) I don't think I could handle it if they turned me down. 我想如果他们拒绝我,我会受不了的。 ■have the resources to cope with 有办法应付 more orders than I can handle. 订单多得让我应接不暇。 ■control or manage commercially (商业上)经营,管理 the advertising company that is handling the account. 经营那个账户的广告公司。 ■[with adverbial](handle oneself)conduct oneself in a specified manner 以某种方式表现自己 he handled himself with considerable aplomb. 他表现得相当沉着。 ■(handle oneself)(informal)defend oneself physically or verbally (非正式)(行动或语言上)保护(自己) I can handle myself in a fight. 打架时我能够保护自己。
process 处理;加工 the airport expects to handle almost 250,000 passengers this weekend. 该机场预计本周末将要处理几乎达25万人的过客量。 ■receive or deal in (stolen goods) 接受(或经营)(赃物),销(赃) he admitted handling the stolen chequebook. 他承认自己为偷来的支票簿销赃。
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the part by which a thing is held, carried, or controlled 柄,把手,拉手 a holdall with two carrying handles. 有两个提手的大旅行包。 ■(a handle on)(figurative)a means of understanding, controlling, or approaching a person or situation (喻)(理解、控制或处理人或事的)手段 it'll give people some kind of handle on these issues. 它将有助于人们对这些问题的理解。
(informal)the name of a person or place (非正式)(人或地方的)称呼,称号 that's some handle for a baby. 那是对婴儿的一种称呼。
[in sing.]the feel of goods, especially textiles, when handled (织物等的)手感 fabrics with a softer handle. 手感更加柔软的织物。
[in sing.](US informal)the total amount of money bet over a particular time (typically at a casino) or at a particular sporting event (美,非正式)(尤指在赌场中特定时间内或对某项体育赛事进行赌博时投的)赌注总额 the monthly handle of a couple of casinos in Las Vegas. 拉斯维加斯几个赌场的月赌注总额。