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handy adj.方便的；手边的；灵巧的；近便的；现成的 (1) 电水壶使用非常方便。(2) 水手们紧紧抓住手边任何东西。(3) 他修钟表很灵巧。(4) 我们的住所离学校很近，非常方便。(5) 这房子离商店很近便。(6) 想法失败的时候，词语就在手边。 A carpenter tends to be handy with a saw or a hammer, and if you're good at sewing, you're handy with a needle and thread. Another meaning of handy is "useful" or "convenient." Your laptop is handy because you use it for all kinds of things, and your smartphone is handy because you always keep it in your pocket — it's right there when you need it.

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英 ['hændi] 美 ['hændi] (1) An electric kettle is very handy.(2) The sailors clung to anything handy.(3) He is very handy at repairing clocks.(4) Our flat is very handy for the schools.(5) The house is very handy for the shops.(6) When ideas fail, words come in very handy. Someone who's handy is skilled and clever, especially when it comes to making or fixing things. If you're handy in the kitchen, you're a good cook. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]有用的；方便的 Something that is handy is useful. The book gives handy hints on looking after indoor plants...这本书提供了一些关于如何照料室内花草的有用信息。Credit cards can be handy — they mean you do not have to carry large sums of cash.信用卡很方便，有了它你就不用携带大量现金了。2[PHRASE 短语]派上用场 If something comes in handy, it is useful in a particular situation.   [V inflects]That key will come in handy if you lock yourself out...要是你把自己锁在了屋外，那把钥匙就派上用场了。The $20 check came in very handy.那张20美元的支票正好派上了用场。3[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]手边的；附近的 A thing or place that is handy is nearby and therefore easy to get or reach.   [usu v-link ADJ]It would be good to have a pencil and paper handy...最好在手边准备好纸和笔。Keep handy a lightweight sweater or cardigan...手边备一件薄的套头毛衣或开襟毛衫。This lively town is handy for Londoners.这个热闹的小城离伦敦很近。4[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]手巧的；有手艺的 Someone who is handy with a particular tool is skilful at using it.   [v-link ADJ with n]  [INFORMAL 非正式]If you're handy with a needle you could brighten up your sweater with daisies.如果你针线活做得好，可以在自己的毛衣上绣几朵雏菊做点缀。

英语单词	handy
英美音标	英 ['hændi] 美 ['hændi]
中文释义	adj.方便的；手边的；灵巧的；近便的；现成的
英语例句	(1) An electric kettle is very handy. (2) The sailors clung to anything handy. (3) He is very handy at repairing clocks. (4) Our flat is very handy for the schools. (5) The house is very handy for the shops. (6) When ideas fail, words come in very handy.
中文例句	(1) 电水壶使用非常方便。 (2) 水手们紧紧抓住手边任何东西。 (3) 他修钟表很灵巧。 (4) 我们的住所离学校很近，非常方便。 (5) 这房子离商店很近便。 (6) 想法失败的时候，词语就在手边。
vocabulary简明	Someone who's handy is skilled and clever, especially when it comes to making or fixing things. If you're handy in the kitchen, you're a good cook.
vocabulary扩展	A carpenter tends to be handy with a saw or a hammer, and if you're good at sewing, you're handy with a needle and thread. Another meaning of handy is "useful" or "convenient." Your laptop is handy because you use it for all kinds of things, and your smartphone is handy because you always keep it in your pocket — it's right there when you need it.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]有用的；方便的 Something that is handy is useful. The book gives handy hints on looking after indoor plants... 这本书提供了一些关于如何照料室内花草的有用信息。 Credit cards can be handy — they mean you do not have to carry large sums of cash. 信用卡很方便，有了它你就不用携带大量现金了。 2 [PHRASE 短语]派上用场 If something comes in handy, it is useful in a particular situation. [V inflects] That key will come in handy if you lock yourself out... 要是你把自己锁在了屋外，那把钥匙就派上用场了。 The $20 check came in very handy. 那张20美元的支票正好派上了用场。 3 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]手边的；附近的 A thing or place that is handy is nearby and therefore easy to get or reach. [usu v-link ADJ] It would be good to have a pencil and paper handy... 最好在手边准备好纸和笔。 Keep handy a lightweight sweater or cardigan... 手边备一件薄的套头毛衣或开襟毛衫。 This lively town is handy for Londoners. 这个热闹的小城离伦敦很近。 4 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]手巧的；有手艺的 Someone who is handy with a particular tool is skilful at using it. [v-link ADJ with n] [INFORMAL 非正式] If you're handy with a needle you could brighten up your sweater with daisies. 如果你针线活做得好，可以在自己的毛衣上绣几朵雏菊做点缀。

Handy Good Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Needle Sweater 英 Hændi] 美