hand back

hand back — 片語動詞

  • hand backbase form
  • hands back3rd person singular
  • handing back-ing form
  • handed backpast simple

1. to pass an object from your own hand directly into someone else's hand when givi

1.片語動詞及物B1
釋義

交還

親手將物品交回給對方

to pass an object from your own hand directly into someone else's hand when giving it back

例句

Adina handed the exam papers back and watched the students' faces fall.

Adina 把考卷交還回去,看著學生們的表情垮下來。

separable: hand [object] back

Putri handed back the saw as soon as she finished cutting the plank.

Putri 鋸完木板後就把鋸子交還回去。

non-separated: hand back [object]

同義詞
  • return

    more formal; does not specify physical hand-to-hand transfer

  • give back

    broader and more common in everyday speech; does not imply passing by hand

反義詞
  • take

    receiving something rather than giving it back

  • keep

    holding onto something instead of returning it

文法句型

hand something back

hand back something

用法筆記

The object can go between 'hand' and 'back' or after 'back'. When the object is a pronoun (it, them), it must separate the verb: 'hand it back' is correct; 'hand back it' is wrong.

常見錯誤

He handed back it to me.
He handed it back to me.
💡When the object is a pronoun like 'it' or 'them', it must go between 'hand' and 'back'.

hand back — 慣用語