| 单词 | 双手 |
| 释义 | 〔poussette〕A country-dance figure in which couples or a couple join hands and swing around the floor.拉手环舞：一对或几对舞伴双手相牵在地板上转圈跳的乡村舞蹈〔invoke〕"Stretching out her hands she had the air of a Greek woman who invoked a deity"(Ford Madox Ford)“她伸出她的双手，就象一个希腊妇人祈求神灵一样”(福特·马多克斯·福特)〔akimbo〕Placed in such a way as to have the hands on the hips and the elbows bowed outward:双手叉腰的：双手放在腰臀部，两肘向外来摆姿势的：〔ambidexterity〕The state or quality of being ambidextrous.两手同利：双手都很灵活的性质或状态〔cry〕"sobbing and crying, and wringing her hands as if her heart would break" (Laurence Sterne). “啜泣着并叫喊着，紧握着双手，她的心好象马上就会破碎似的” （劳伦斯·斯特恩）。〔slop〕"He slopped along in broken slippers, hands in pockets, whistling"(Alan Sillitoe)“他穿着破拖鞋拖拖拉拉地走着，双手插在口袋里，吹着口哨”(艾伦·西利托)〔ambidextrous〕From ambidexter [ambidextrous (archaic)] 源自 ambidexter [双手都很灵活的（古语）] 〔handicraft〕Skill and facility with the hands.手艺：双手的技巧和能力〔rough〕rough, chapped hands;粗糙龟裂的双手；〔mantis〕The female mantis has the habit of eating the male after mating.In spite of such behaviorthe mantis is graced with a religious name.Mantis is from the Greek word mantis, meaning "prophet, seer.”The Greeks, who made the connection between the upraised front legs of a mantis waiting for its prey and the hands of a prophet in prayer,used the namemantis to mean "the praying mantis.” This word and sense were picked up in Modern Latin and from there came into English,being first recorded in 1658.Once we know the origin of the termmantis, we realize that the species namespraying mantis and Mantis religiosa are a bit redundant. Two other names of this sort that have been used for mantises arepraying locust and orator mantis. To understand the latter,we must keep in mind the obsolete sense oforator, "one who makes a prayer or petition.” 雌性螳螂习惯于在交配后吃掉雄性螳螂。尽管存在着这种行为，螳螂还是被赋予了一个具有宗教色彩的名字。Mantis 来源于希腊语 mantis 一词， 意为“先知，预言家”。希腊人把螳螂捕食前高举的前肢与预言家祷告时的双手联系起来，用mantis 一词来表示“祈祷的预言家”。 新拉丁语吸收了这个词及其意义，英语又从拉丁语中吸取了该词，最早记载见于1658年。我们既然知道了mantis 的来源， 就会发现其属种名praying mantis 和 Mantis religiosa 略有重复。 用来表示螳螂的其它类似名称还有praying locust 和 orator mantis。 要想弄清楚后者，我们必须想到orator 一词的过时的意思“做祷告或祈求的人” 〔handicraft〕A craft or an occupation requiring skilled use of the hands.手工业：一种需要双手技巧的行业或职业〔swing〕"He stood with wavering hands, unable for a moment to begin" (H.G. Wells).“他摆动着双手站在那里，一时间不知该如何开始” (H·G·威尔士）〔dirty〕grimy hands. 满是污垢的双手 〔soapy〕soapy hands.涂有肥皂的双手〔handcuff〕A restraining device consisting of a pair of strong, connected hoops that can be tightened and locked about the wrists and used on one or both arms of a prisoner in custody; a manacle. Often used in the plural.手铐：一种管束器具，由一对牢固连接的箍组成，通常扣在手腕上，用于被监禁的犯人的一只或双手上；镣铐。常用复数〔strappado〕A form of torture in which the victim is lifted off the ground by a rope attached to the wrists, which have been tied behind the back, and then is dropped partway to the ground with a jerk.吊坠刑：一种刑罚，将受刑者双手用长索绑住，缚于身后，然后吊到空中，再使其猛然坠下〔shake〕To clasp (hands) in greeting or leave-taking or as a sign of agreement.握手：在问候或告别时或作为表示同意时紧握（双手）〔theremin〕An electronic instrument played by moving the hands near its two antennas, often used for high tremolo effects.铁耳明式电子乐器：在其两个凸出电极附近移动双手进行演奏的一种电子乐器，常用于高强震音效果 |
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