handled
handled — 動詞
- handledpresent simple I / you / we / they
- handleds3rd person singular
- handleding-ing form
- handlededpast simple
1. to be the person who takes care of a job, problem, or situation and makes the ch
處理；負責
負責處置事務、問題或情況
to be the person who takes care of a job, problem, or situation and makes the choices needed to finish it.
Priscilla handled all the customer complaints at the hotel last weekend.
Priscilla 上週末在飯店處理了所有客訴。
handle + [noun: problems/complaints]
The school principal handled the parents' questions calmly during the long meeting.
校長在冗長的會議中冷靜地處理家長們的提問。
Could you handle the booking while I drive the kids to football practice?
我載小孩去踢足球時，你可以負責訂位嗎？
Detective Okonkwo will handle the investigation into the missing paintings.
Okonkwo 探長將負責調查那些失竊的畫作。
Nobody knew how to handle the angry shoppers crowding the entrance.
沒人知道該怎麼處理擠在門口那群憤怒的顧客。
- manage
very close in meaning; slightly broader and more formal in business contexts
- deal with
more conversational; often suggests an unwanted task
- take care of
softer and warmer; suggests reassurance to the listener
文法句型
handle + noun
handle + how/what-clause
用法筆記
Subject is usually a person, team, or institution that has authority or skill in the area; the object is the task or trouble being managed.
常見錯誤
2. to lift, hold, or move a physical object using your hands, often while looking a
拿取；觸碰
用手拿起並移動物品
to lift, hold, or move a physical object using your hands, often while looking at it or checking it.
Please handle the antique vase gently — the rim near the base is already cracked.
拿這個古董花瓶請輕一點，靠近底部的瓶緣已經有裂痕。
handle + [object] gently/carefully
Nikolai showed the children how to handle a baby rabbit without scaring it.
Nikolai 示範給孩子們看怎麼拿小兔子才不會嚇到牠。
Workers wore thick gloves to handle the hot trays coming out of the oven.
工人戴著厚手套拿剛從烤箱出爐的熱烤盤。
The librarian asked Femi not to handle the old maps without cotton gloves.
圖書館員請 Femi 不要在沒戴棉手套的情況下觸碰那些古地圖。
- drop
to let something fall from your hand
文法句型
handle + concrete-object
用法筆記
Object must be a physical thing you can pick up; for metaphorical 'deal with' uses, see sense 1.
3. to control a piece of equipment, a vehicle, or an animal that needs skill becaus
操控；駕馭
熟練控制需技巧的器具或動物
to control a piece of equipment, a vehicle, or an animal that needs skill because mistakes could be harmful.
Only trained crew may handle the cranes lifting steel beams onto the roof.
只有受訓的工作人員才能操作那些把鋼樑吊上屋頂的起重機。
handle + [dangerous equipment]
Sergeant Hoshino taught new recruits to handle their rifles safely before any drill.
Hoshino 中士在任何演習前都先教新兵安全操作步槍。
Beatriz learned to handle her father's old motorcycle on the quiet back roads.
Beatriz 在安靜的鄉間小路上學會駕馭她父親的舊摩托車。
Few zookeepers are willing to handle adult tigers without a second person nearby.
願意在身邊沒有第二人時駕馭成年老虎的動物園管理員不多。
文法句型
handle + [machine/weapon/animal]
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 2: sense 2 is simple touching or carrying; sense 3 implies skilled control of something that could cause injury or damage if mishandled.
4. if a car, motorcycle, or similar vehicle handles well or badly, that describes h
操控性能
形容車輛駕駛起來的反應
if a car, motorcycle, or similar vehicle handles well or badly, that describes how easy or pleasant it feels to steer while driving.
The new electric model handles well even on narrow mountain roads near Taipei.
這款新電動車即使在台北附近狹窄的山路上也很好開。
[vehicle] handles + well/badly
Inez complained that the rental van handled poorly on wet streets after the storm.
Inez 抱怨那台租來的廂型車在暴風雨後濕滑的路面上很難開。
Older sports cars often handle better than modern ones once a driver gets used to them.
舊款跑車一旦駕駛人習慣後，往往比現代車更好開。
How does your new motorcycle handle on long highway trips between cities?
你的新摩托車在跨城市的長途高速公路上開起來感覺如何？
文法句型
[vehicle] handles + well/badly
用法筆記
Intransitive only; the subject is the vehicle itself, not the driver. Almost always followed by an adverb such as 'well', 'badly', or 'smoothly'.
常見錯誤
5. if a shop, dealer, or company handles a kind of product, that business regularly
經銷；販售
店家固定買賣某類商品
if a shop, dealer, or company handles a kind of product, that business regularly stocks, sells, or trades in those goods.
The small shop near the harbour only handles fresh seafood from local fishermen.
港邊那家小店只賣當地漁民捕來的新鮮海產。
[business] handles + [product type]
Anwar's family business has handled imported coffee beans since the 1970s.
Anwar 的家族企業從 1970 年代起就一直經銷進口咖啡豆。
Our store does not handle used electronics, only brand-new items with warranties.
本店不販售二手電子產品，只有附保固的全新商品。
Few bookshops in the village still handle Japanese-language magazines and comics.
村裡還在販售日文雜誌與漫畫的書店所剩無幾。
文法句型
[shop/dealer] handles + [type of goods]
用法筆記
Subject is normally a business name or type of shop; object is a category of goods, not a single item. Common in trade and commercial writing.
handled — 名詞
1. the section on a tool, container, door, or bag that is shaped for your hand to g
把手；握柄
物品上供手抓握的部位
the section on a tool, container, door, or bag that is shaped for your hand to grip while you lift, pull, or carry it.
The handle of the kettle snapped off while Sienna was pouring tea for her guests.
Sienna 在為客人倒茶時，水壺的把手斷掉了。
the handle of + [object]
Always grip the knife by the wooden handle, never by the metal blade itself.
握刀時一定要抓住木製握柄，不要抓金屬刀刃。
grip + by the handle
Both handles on the heavy shopping bag broke before Tomoko reached the bus stop.
Tomoko 走到公車站之前，那個沉重購物袋的兩條提把都斷了。
The bathroom door handle felt loose, so Reza tightened the small screws underneath.
浴室門把鬆動了，所以 Reza 把底下的小螺絲鎖緊。
文法句型
handle of + [object]
[object]'s handle
用法筆記
Frequently appears with concrete-object compounds: 'door handle', 'cup handle', 'bag handle'. Use 'handlebar' for the steering bar of a bicycle.
常見錯誤
2. the name a person uses to be known online or in a group, especially one that is
暱稱；帳號名
網路或團體中使用的別名
the name a person uses to be known online or in a group, especially one that is unusual, playful, or chosen by them.
Her Instagram handle is @paintedmoon, which her old high-school friends still find funny.
她的 Instagram 帳號名是 @paintedmoon，高中老朋友到現在還覺得很好笑。
social-media handle (@...)
The truck drivers each had a handle they used on the radio, like 'Night Owl' or 'Big Sky'.
那些卡車司機在無線電上各有自己的暱稱，例如「夜貓子」或「大天空」。
What's your handle on the new gaming server, Babatunde?
Babatunde，你在新的遊戲伺服器上的帳號名是什麼？
Eun-ji picked the handle 'Quiet Storm' for her first poetry-podcast episode.
Eun-ji 為她第一集詩歌 podcast 選了「Quiet Storm」這個暱稱。
文法句型
a handle (for + person)
what's your handle?
用法筆記
Informal; common online (social media, gaming, forums) and in CB-radio culture. Distinguish from sense 1: this is a name for a person, not a part of an object.