han‧dle 1 S2 W2 / hændl / 动词 #

1 do work [及物动词] to do the things that are necessary to complete a job :

I handled most of the paperwork.

The case is being handled by a top lawyer.

The finance department handles all the accounts.

Computers can handle huge amounts of data.

2 deal with a situation [及物动词] to deal with a situation or problem by behaving in a particular way and making particular decisions :

The headmaster handled the situation very well.

I knew I had handled the matter badly.

Leave it to me. I can handle it.

Most customers were satisfied with the way their complaints were handled.

Opposition leaders will be watching carefully to see how the Prime Minister handles the crisis.

3 deal with a person [及物动词] to deal with a person or behave towards them in a particular way, especially in order to keep them happy :

Some customers are quite difficult to handle.

4 not become upset [及物动词] to not become upset in a difficult situation :

She can’t handle it when people criticize her.

He doesn’t handle stress very well.

5 hold [及物动词] to touch something or pick it up and hold it in your hands :

He had never handled a weapon before.

We teach the children to handle the animals gently.

He was roughly handled by the mob.

6 control a vehicle

a) [及物动词] to control the movement of a vehicle or an animal :

I didn’t know if I’d be able to handle such a large vehicle.

b) [不及物动词] the way a vehicle handles is how easy it is to control

handles well/badly

The car handles well, even on wet roads.

7 move goods [及物动词] to move goods from one place to another :

The Post Office handles nearly 2 billion letters and parcels over the Christmas period.

8 buy/sell goods [及物动词] to buy or sell goods :

Bennet was charged with handling stolen goods .

handle 2 S3 noun [可数名词] #

1 the part of a door that you use for opening it :
Then he turned the handle and went in. 2 the part of an object that you use for holding it :
a knife with a carved wooden handle the handle of his cup a broom handle 3 get a handle on something to start to understand a situation, subject etc :
It’s difficult to get a handle on how widespread this problem is. → fly off the handle at fly 1 ( 16 )