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port1
/pɔːt/
noun

a town or city with a harbour where ships load or unload, especially one where customs officers are stationed
港市。

■ a harbour
港口, 口岸：

  [as modifier] extensions to Belfast's port facilities.

  贝尔法斯特港口设施的扩展。

■ （亦作inland port）an inland town or city whose connection to the coast by a canal or other body of water enables it to act as a port
内陆港口, 内陆口岸。

短语
any port in a storm

proverb in adverse circumstances one welcomes any source of relief or escape
〈谚〉危急时不择好坏的避难场所（或逃避办法）; 饥不择食的选择。

port of entry

a harbour or airport by which people and goods may enter a country
进口港, 报关港, 入境港。

词源
Old English, from Latin portus 'haven, harbour', reinforced in Middle English by Old French.

port2
/pɔːt/
（亦作port wine）
noun
［mass noun］

a strong, sweet, dark red (occasionally brown or white) fortified wine, originally from Portugal, typically drunk as a dessert wine
波特酒（一种深红色高酒精度甜葡萄酒原产白葡萄牙, 多作餐末甜酒饮用）。

词源
shortened form of O PORTO, a major port from which the wine is shipped.

port3
/pɔːt/
noun

the side of a ship or aircraft that is on the left when one is facing forward
左舷。 STARBOARD 的反义词。

verb
［with obj.］

turn (a ship or its helm) to port
使（船, 舵）向左转。

词源
mid 16th cent.： probably originally the side turned towards the port.

port4
/pɔːt/
noun

an aperture or opening, in particular
缝隙或开口, 尤指：

■ Electronics a socket in a computer network into which a device can be plugged
【电子】端口。

■ an opening for the passage of steam, liquid, or gas
气门, 通道, 排气口：

  loss of fuel from the exhaust port.

  从排气口漏失的燃料。

■ （亦作gun port）an opening in the body of an aircraft or in a wall or armoured vehicle through which a gun may be fired
射击孔, 炮眼, 枪眼。

■ a porthole
舷窗。

■ an opening in the side of a ship for boarding or loading
舷孔, 舷门。

■ chiefly Scottish a gate or gateway, especially into a walled city
〈主苏格兰〉城门, 城门洞。

词源
Old English （in the sense gateway）, from Latin porta 'gate'; reinforced in Middle English by Old French porte. The later sense 'opening in the side of a ship' led to the general sense 'aperture'.

port5
/pɔːt/
verb
1.

[with obj. and adverbial of direction] Computing transfer (software) from one system or machine to another
【计算机】移植（软件）：

  the software can be ported to an IBM RS/6000.

  该软件可以移植到IBM RS/6000系统中。

2.

[with obj.] [often in imperative] Military carry (a rifle or other weapon) diagonally across and close to the body with the barrel or blade near the left shoulder
【军】斜持枪：

  Detail! For inspection-port arms!

  科目！检阅——斜持枪！

noun
［mass noun］
1.

Military the position required by an order to port a rifle or other weapon
【军】斜持枪位置：

  Parker had his rifle at the port.

  帕克把枪放在了斜持枪位置上。

2.

poetic/literary a person's carriage or bearing
〈诗/文〉姿势, 姿态：

  she has the proud port of a princess.

  她有着公主的高傲姿态。

3.

Computing a transfer of software from one system or machine to another
【计算机】软件移植。

短语
at port arms

Military in the position adopted when given a command to port one's weapon
【军】在斜持枪位置。

词源
Middle English （in sense 2 of the noun）： from Old French port 'bearing, gait', from the verb porter, from Latin portare 'carry'. The verb （from French porter） dates from the mid 16th cent.

port6
/pɔːt/
noun

Austral. informal a suitcase or travelling bag
〈澳, 非正式〉旅行箱, 旅行包：

  she packed her ports and walked out.

  她打好旅行包, 而后走了出去。

词源
early 20th cent.： abbreviation of PORTMANTEAU.
hand
hand
/hænd/
noun
1.

the end part of a person's arm beyond the wrist, including the palm, fingers, and thumb
手：

  she placed the money on the palm of her hand

  她将钱放在她的手掌上

  he was leading her by the hand.

  他牵着她的手给她带路。

■ a similar prehensile organ forming the end part of a limb of various mammals, such as that on all four limbs of a monkey
（哺乳动物可以抓东西的）脚, 爪。

■ W. Indian a person's arm, including the hand
〈西印度〉手臂（包括手）。

■ [as modifier] operated by or held in the hand
手操纵的, 手控的; 手执的, 手提的：

  hand luggage.

  手提行李。

■ [as modifier or in combination] done or made manually rather than by machine
手工（做）的：

  hand signals

  手势信号

  a hand-stitched quilt.

  手工缝制的被子。

■ [in sing.] informal a round of applause
〈非正式〉（一阵）鼓掌：

  his fans gave him a big hand.

  他的崇拜者给他报以热烈的掌声。

■ dated a pledge of marriage by a woman
〈旧〉（女性）允婚：

  he wrote to request the hand of her daughter in marriage.

  他写信向她的女儿求婚。

2.

something resembling a hand in form or position, in particular
（形状或位置）似手之物, 尤指：

■ a pointer on a clock or watch indicating the passing of units of time
（钟表的）指针：

  the second hand.

  秒针。

■ a bunch of bananas
（香蕉的）一串。

■ Brit. a forehock of pork
〈英〉（猪肉）前腿肉。

3.

(hands) used in reference to the power to direct something
支配, 掌管：

  the day-to-day running of the house was in her hands

  这所房子日常的事务由她掌管

  taking the law into their own hands.

  将法律掌握在他们自己手中。

■ （一般作a hand）an active role in influencing something
插手, 参与, 起作用：

  he had a big hand in organizing the event.

  他在组织这次活动时发挥了很大作用。

■ （一般作a hand）help in doing something
帮助：

  do you need a hand?

  要帮忙吗？

■ a person's workmanship, especially in artistic work
（尤指艺术品创作的）艺术水平, 工艺, 技艺：

  this should be a clue in attributing other work to his hand.

  这应是确认其他作品属于他的一条线索。

■ a person's handwriting
字迹, 手迹：

  he inscribed the statement in a bold hand.

  他用醒目的字刻下了这个宣言。

■ [with adj.] a person who does something to a specified standard
工作达到一定水平的人, 有某一方面知识（或技能）的人：

  I'm a great hand at inventing.

  我是发明高手。

4.

a person who engages in manual labour, especially in a factory, on a farm, or on board a ship
体力劳动者（尤指工厂工人、农场工人、水手或船员）：

  a factory hand

  工厂工人

  the ship was lost with all hands.

  船和全体船员都失踪了。

5.

the set of cards dealt to a player in a card game
一手牌。

■ a round or short spell of play in a card game
（牌戏的）一盘, 一局：

  they played a hand of whist.

  他们打了一局惠斯特。

■ Bridge the cards held by declarer as opposed to those in the dummy
【桥牌】（相对于明手牌的）定约人的一手牌。

6.

a unit of measurement of a horse's height, equal to 4 inches (10.16 cm)
掌（等于4英寸, 即10.16厘米, 用来测量马的高度）。
  [ORIGIN: denoting the breadth of a hand, formerly used as a more general lineal measure and taken to equal three inches.]

verb
1.

[with two objs] pick (something) up and give to (someone)
交, 递, 给：

  he handed each man a glass

  他递给每人一杯

  I handed the trowel back to him.

  我将泥刀交还给他。

■ informal make (abusive, untrue, or otherwise objectionable remarks) to (someone)
〈非正式〉谩骂; 对…胡说八道; 对…说令人讨厌的话：

  all the yarns she'd been handing me.

  她对我胡诌的所有故事。

■ informal make (something) very easily obtainable for (someone)
〈非正式〉使轻松得到, 把…送入（某人）手中：

  it was a win handed to him on a plate.

  这是奉送给他的胜利。

2.

[with obj. and adverbial of direction] hold the hand of (someone) in order to help them move in the specified direction
搀扶：

  he handed him into a carriage.

  他扶她上了一节车厢。

3.

[with obj.] Sailing take in or furl (a sail)
【航海】收（帆）; 卷（帆）：

  hand in the main!

  收主帆！

短语
all hands on deck

a cry or signal used on board ship, typically in an emergency, to indicate that all crew members are to go on deck
全体（船员）上甲板（遇紧急情况时命令全体船员上甲板待命的呼叫或信号）。

■ used to indicate that the involvement of all members of a team is required
［用于表示必须全体参加］全体出动：

  it was all hands on deck getting breakfast ready.

  人人动手准备早饭。

at hand

close by
近在手边, 在近旁：

  a mortar burst close at hand.

  一枚迫击炮弹就在眼前爆炸。

■ readily accessible when needed
可随时使用, 可方便地得到。

■ close in time; about to happen
即将到来; 即将发生：

  a breakthrough in combating the disease may be at hand.

  抗击此疾病的斗争可能很快就会有突破。

at（或by）the hands（或hand）of

through the agency of
从…那里; 由于…的作用：

  tests he would undergo at the hands of a senior neurologist.

  将由一位高级神经病学家对他进行的检查。

bind（或tie）someone hand and foot

tie someone's hands and feet together
把某人手脚捆在一起, 把某人牢牢捆住。

by hand

by a person and not a machine
由人工, 用人力：

  the crop has to be harvested by hand.

  庄稼必须人工收割。

get（或keep）one's hand in

become (or remain) practised in something
使自己变得（或保持）熟练。

give（或lend）a hand

assist in an action or enterprise
给予帮助。

hand in glove

in close collusion or association
密切合作; 勾结：

  they were working hand in glove with our enemies.

  他们与我们的敌人勾结在一起。

hand in hand

(of two people) with hands joined, especially as a mark of affection
手牵手, 携着手。

■ figurative closely associated
〈喻〉密切关联的：

  she had the confidence that usually goes hand in hand with experience.

  她具有经验丰富者常有的那种自信。

from hand to mouth

satisfying only one's immediate needs because of lack of money for future plans and investments
现挣现吃, 仅能糊口：

  they were flat broke and living hand to mouth

  他们完全破产了, 过着仅能糊口的日子

  [as modifier] a hand-to-mouth existence.

  勉强维持的生活。

hands down

easily and decisively
轻而易举并决定性地：

  Swindon won hands down ... 4-1.

  斯温顿轻松获胜…4比1.

hands off

used as a warning not to touch or interfere with something
不许碰; 不许干涉：

  hands off that cake tin!

  不许碰那蛋糕筒！

■ [as adj. handsoff] not involving or requiring direct control or intervention
不直接控制（或干预）的：

  a hands-off management style.

  不事事插手的管理方式。

hands-on

involving or offering active participation rather than theory
积极参与的, 亲身实践的：

  hands-on in-service training.

  边做边学的在岗培训。

■ Computing involving or requiring personal operation at a keyboard
【计算机】（需）键盘操作的。

a hand's turn

[usu. with negative] informal a stroke of work
〈非正式〉一件工作, 一件事：

  they sit there without doing a hand's turn.

  他们坐在那儿, 什么事也不干。

hands up!

used as an instruction to raise one's hands in surrender or to signify assent or participation
［用于命令某人投降］举起手来！请举手（用于请别人表示同意或表示愿意参加等）：

  hands up who saw the programme!

  看过节目的请举手。

have one's hands full

have as much work as one can do
忙得不可开交, 手头的事应接不暇。

have one's hands tied

informal be unable to act freely
〈非正式〉无法自由行动。

have to hand it to someone

informal used to acknowledge the merit or achievement of someone
〈非正式〉［用于表示认可某人的优点或成就］你（或某人）真行：

  I've got to hand it to you-you've got the magic touch.

  你真行——简直是神通广大。

in hand
1.

receiving or requiring immediate attention
立刻得到关注的; 手头的; 须即时办理的：

  he threw himself into the work in hand.

  他全心投入到手头的工作中去。

■ in progress
在进行中：

  negotiations are now well in hand.

  谈判现在进展顺利。

2.

ready for use if required; in reserve
可随时供使用的, 备用的：

  he had £1,000 of borrowed cash in hand.

  他有借来的1,000英镑现款备用。

3.

under one's control
在掌握中, 在控制下：

  the police had the situation well in hand.

  警察完全控制着局势。

■ (of land) farmed directly by its owner and not let to tenants
（土地）自耕的（由所有者而不是佃户耕种的）。

in safe hands

protected by someone trustworthy from harm or damage
由可靠的人保护的, 安全的：

  the future of the cathedral is in safe hands.

  大教堂的未来有了可靠保障。

make（或lose 或spend）money hand over fist

informal make (or lose or spend) money very rapidly
〈非正式〉快速赚钱; 快速亏钱; 快速花钱。

many hands make light work

proverb a task is soon accomplished if several people help
〈谚〉人多好办事。

off someone's hands

not having to be dealt with or looked after by the person specified
不必由某人处理（或照料）的：

  they just want the problem off their hands.

  他们只想摆脱这一问题。

on every hand

all around
到处, 四面八方：

  new technologies were springing up on every hand.

  新技术如雨后春笋般到处涌现。

on hand

present, especially for a specified purpose
（尤指出于特定目的而）在场, 到场, 出席：

  her trainer was on hand to give advice.

  她的培训师在现场指导。

■ readily available
现有, 在手头。

■ needing to be dealt with
待处理, 需要办理：

  they had many urgent and pressing matters on hand.

  他们有很多紧迫的事情需要办理。

on someone's hands

used to indicate that someone is responsible for dealing with someone or something
由（某人）负责, 由（某人）处理：

  he has a difficult job on his hands.

  他有一件棘手的事要处理。

■ used to indicate that someone is to blame for something
表示某人应该受到指责（或为某事情负责）：

  he has my son's blood on his hands.

  他手上沾着我儿子的血。

■ at someone's disposal
可由某人自由支配：

  since I retired I've had more time on my hands.

  我退休以来有更多可自由支配的时间。

on the one（或the other）hand

used to present factors which are opposed or which support opposing opinions
［用于提出两种互相对立的想法或观点］一方面（或另一方面）…：

  a conflict between their rationally held views on the one hand and their emotions and desires on the other.

  他们的理性认识与感情、欲望之间的冲突。

out of hand
1.

not under control
无法控制, 不可收拾。

2.

without taking time to think
不假思索地, 当即：

  they rejected negotiations out of hand.

  他们当即拒绝谈判。

the right hand doesn't know what the left hand's doing

used to convey that there is a state of confusion within a group or organization
（指团体或组织内部的）混乱状态, 行动不协调。

a safe pair of hands

(in a sporting context) used to refer to someone who is reliable when catching a ball
（体育用语）优秀接球手。

■ used to denote someone who is capable, reliable, or trustworthy in the management of a situation
（处理困难局面的）能手, 好手; 靠得住的人。

set（或put）one's hand to

start work on
着手做。

stay someone's hand

restrain someone from acting
阻止某人行动; 使某人住手。

take a hand

become influential in determining something; intervene
起一份作用, 参加; 介入：

  fate was about to take a hand in the outcome of the championship.

  运气将对锦标赛的结果起作用。

to hand

within easy reach
近在手边：

  have a pen and paper to hand.

  身边带着笔和纸。

turn one's hand to

undertake (an activity different from one's usual occupation)
转而从事（不同于平时的工作的事情）。

wait on someone hand and foot

attend to all someone's needs or requests, especially when this is regarded as unreasonable
殷勤地伺候某人。

with one hand tied behind one's back

with serious limitations or restrictions
在严格的限制下, 在严重的束缚下：

  at the moment, the police are tackling record crime rates with one hand tied behind their back.

  当前警察在严重的束缚下与创纪录的犯罪率作斗争。

■ used to indicate that one could do something without any difficulty
轻而易举地：

  I could do her job with one hand tied behind my back.

  她的工作我不费吹灰之力就能完成。

派生词
handless adjective
词源
Old English hand, hond, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hand and German Hand.
短语动词
hand something down
1.

pass something on to a younger person or a successor
把…下传（给较年轻者或继承人）：

  songs are handed down from mother to daughter.

  歌曲由母亲传到女儿。

2.

announce something, especially a judgement or sentence, formally or publicly
正式宣布（尤指审判结果）; 颁布。

hand something in

give something to a person in authority for their attention
交上, 提交, 把…呈送给上级。

hand someone off

Rugby push away a tackling opponent with one's hand
【英橄】用手推开（对方阻截队员）。

hand something on

pass something to the next person in a series or succession
传递; 把…传给下一个人：

  he had handed on the family farm to his son.

  他把家族农场传给了儿子。

■ pass responsibility for something to someone else; delegate
将（职责）转交（或委托）给某人。

hand something out
1.

give a share of something or one of a set of things to each of a number of people; distribute
分发, 散发：

  they handed out free drinks to everyone.

  他们把免费饮料分发给每个人。

2.

impose or inflict a penalty or misfortune on someone
使遭受惩罚（或不幸）。

hand over

pass responsibility to someone else
（将职责）移交（给某人）：

  he will soon hand over to a new director.

  他将很快与新主管进行交接。

hand someone/thing over

give someone or something, or the responsibility for someone or something, to someone else
将（某人, 某事）移交（或交托）给他人。

hand something round（或 〈北美〉around）

offer something to each of a number of people in turn
依次向每个人提供：

  a big box of chocolates was handed round.

  向在场的人分发一大盒巧克力。