handle /hændl/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
• (v.) touch, lift, or hold with the hands
• (v.) show and train

Chinese translation

• n. 柄, 把手, 把柄, 柄状物, 手感
• vt. 触摸, 运用, 买卖, 处理, 操作
• vi. 搬运, 易于操纵

Word details

Part of speech

verb / noun

Pronunciation

/hændl/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 4.79 · Rare

Word forms

handled, handling, handles

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