panhandle
/ˈpænˌhæn.dəl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈpænˌhæn.dəl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈpan-ˌhan-dᵊl/ (ame, mw) · /ˈpænhændl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈpænhændl/ (ame, ipa)
panhandle — 名詞
- panhandlesingular
- panhandlesplural
1. a long, slender section of territory that protrudes outward from the main body o
狹長地帶
從大區域突出的狹長土地
a long, slender section of territory that protrudes outward from the main body of a region (typically a U.S. state or country), often resembling a frying-pan handle on a map — for example, the western finger of Oklahoma or the northern arm of Florida.
Christopher drove for six hours across the Oklahoma panhandle without seeing another car.
Christopher 在奧克拉荷馬州狹長地帶開了六個小時的車，連一輛車都沒看到。
the [region] panhandle for naming a specific geographic strip
Tornado warnings sounded across the Texas panhandle on Saturday afternoon.
週六下午德州狹長地帶響起了龍捲風警報。
common collocation: tornado warnings in the [state] panhandle
Beatrix grew up in a small farming town in the Florida panhandle.
Beatrix 在佛羅里達州狹長地帶的一個小農村長大。
Heavy snow closed several roads in the Alaska panhandle last week.
上週大雪封閉了阿拉斯加狹長地帶的幾條道路。
The narrow panhandle of West Virginia squeezes between Ohio and Pennsylvania.
西維吉尼亞州狹長的突出地帶夾在俄亥俄州和賓州之間。
- strip
more general; doesn't imply attachment to a larger area
- extension
neutral geographic term; doesn't suggest a narrow elongated shape
- tongue (of land)
literary; emphasizes the protruding shape but rarely used for U.S. states
文法句型
the panhandle of [region]
用法筆記
Used almost exclusively in American English for U.S. state extensions and a few country regions (e.g. the Caprivi panhandle of Namibia). Typically pre-modified by the region name with a definite article: 'the Oklahoma panhandle', not 'a panhandle of Oklahoma'.
常見錯誤
panhandle — 動詞
- panhandlepresent simple I / you / we / they
- panhandleshe / she / it
- panhandledpast simple
- panhandling-ing form
1. to approach passers-by in public outdoor spaces — sidewalks, subway exits, freew
街頭乞討
在街上向陌生人討零錢或食物
to approach passers-by in public outdoor spaces — sidewalks, subway exits, freeway ramps — and request small amounts of cash, food, or cigarettes, typically because of homelessness or severe financial need.
An older man was panhandling outside the subway station every morning.
每天早上都有一位年長男子在地鐵站外街頭乞討。
intransitive pattern: panhandle + location phrase
Devika gave a dollar to a woman panhandling near the parking lot.
Devika 給了一位在停車場附近街頭乞討的女子一美元。
common context: giving money to someone panhandling near [public place]
After losing his job, Mert was forced to panhandle for spare change downtown.
Mert 失業後被迫到市中心街頭乞討零錢。
The new city law makes it illegal to panhandle on freeway exit ramps.
新的市府法令規定，不得在高速公路出口匝道街頭乞討。
Two teenagers panhandled tourists for cigarettes outside the bus terminal.
兩名青少年在巴士總站外向觀光客街頭乞討香菸。
文法句型
panhandle for [money/change/food]
panhandle [someone] for [money]
用法筆記
Subject is typically someone who is homeless or in financial hardship. Object of 'for' is a small item: change, a dollar, food, cigarettes — not large sums. The transitive form 'panhandle someone' is less common than the intransitive 'panhandle for X'.