handy ['hæn.di] adjective USEFUL 有用的 ■useful or convenient 有用的;方便的;便利的•a handy container/tool实用的容器/工具 •First-time visitors to France will find this guide particularly handy.初次来法国的游览者会发现这本旅游指南很有用。 •It's a nice house and it's handy for (= near) the station.这座房子很漂亮,离车站也很近。 •informal Don't throw those bottles away - they'll come in handy (= be useful) for the picnic next Sunday.别把那些瓶子扔掉——下周日出去野餐会派上用场。 ['hæn.di] adjective SKILFUL 有技巧的 [after verb] ■able to use something skilfully 手巧的•Jonathan's good at wallpapering but he's not so handy with a paintbrush.乔纳森贴壁纸很在行,但拿起油漆刷来就不那么得心应手了。 •Susannah's very handy (= good at doing things which need skilled use of the hands) about the house.苏珊娜非常善于打理房子。 |