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Handiwork Town 英 Hændiwɜːk] 美 Hændiwɜːrk N.手工品;手工艺 Great Skill

英语单词 handiwork
英美音标 英 ['hændiwɜːk] 美 ['hændiwɜːrk]
中文释义 n.手工品;手工艺
英语例句 (1) This town is known for its handiwork.
(2) He has great skill in handiwork.
中文例句 (1) 这个城市以其手工制品闻名。
(2) 他很擅长手工艺。
vocabulary简明 Handiwork is something that you've done, achieved, or made, especially with your own two hands. When you hold up a pair of mittens you just finished knitting, you're admiring your handiwork.
vocabulary扩展 You can use the noun handiwork for the result of hard work, like a tidy, weeded and mulched garden or a handmade birdhouse. You can also look at something less positive, like a messy living room scattered with books that have been pulled from the shelves, and say to your two year-old cousin, "Is this your handiwork?" This word comes from the Old English handgeweorc, from hand and geweorc, "work."
柯林斯解释
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]手工(作品);手艺 You can refer to something that you have done or made yourself as your handiwork .
  [usu with poss]
  • The architect stepped back to admire his handiwork...

    设计师后退一步以欣赏自己的作品。

  • While the government said the fire was accidental, residents of the town alleged it was the handiwork of the security forces.

    虽然政府称火灾是场意外,镇上的居民却断言这是保安部队的杰作。

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