panhandling
/ˈpænˌhæn.dəl/ (bre, ipa) · [pˈænhˌændlɪŋ] /ˈpænˌhæn.dəl/ (ame, ipa)
panhandling — 動詞
- panhandlingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- panhandlings3rd person singular
- panhandlinging-ing form
- panhandlingedpast simple
1. to stand or sit on a street or sidewalk asking passers-by for small amounts of m
乞討
在街頭向路人要錢
to stand or sit on a street or sidewalk asking passers-by for small amounts of money, usually because you cannot afford food, rent, or other basic needs.
Hugo began panhandling near the station after he lost his job and could not pay the rent.
Hugo 失去工作後付不起房租，開始在車站附近乞討。
panhandle + near [location] for reason
The city council banned panhandling within fifteen metres of any public school.
市議會禁止在公立學校十五公尺以內乞討。
passive construction: panhandling banned
Antonia shook her head when the woman panhandling outside the bakery asked for spare change.
Antonia 搖搖頭，拒絕了在麵包店門口乞討的那位女士。
Every morning on her way to work, Ritu saw an old man panhandling at the traffic light.
Ritu 每天上班路上，都會在紅綠燈口看見一位老先生在乞討。
A charity offered hot drinks and blankets to people who had been panhandling all winter.
一間慈善機構為乞討了整整一整個冬天的人們提供了熱飲和毛毯。
- beg
broader — can include asking for food, help, or work; 'panhandle' is specifically asking strangers for money on the street.
- ask for spare change
a longer, more neutral phrase that describes the action without the negative tone of 'panhandle'.
- bum
informal British English; closer to borrowing or cadging than formal panhandling.
- give
opposite direction of exchange — the panhandler receives, the giver donates.
文法句型
panhandle + on/at/near [location]
panhandle + [person] + for [thing]
用法筆記
Only sense that takes a direct object when referring to the person being asked, e.g. 'He panhandled the tourists for change.' The transitive form is less common than the intransitive pattern.
常見錯誤
panhandling — 名詞
1. a narrow piece of land that stretches out from a larger area, shaped roughly lik
狹長地帶
像鍋柄形狀般狹長突出的土地
a narrow piece of land that stretches out from a larger area, shaped roughly like the long handle of a cooking pan; used especially in the names of areas in the United States.
The Florida Panhandle is a strip of land along the Gulf of Mexico with miles of white beaches.
佛羅里達狹長地帶是墨西哥灣沿岸的一條狹長陸地，擁有綿延數英里的白色沙灘。
proper noun: the Florida Panhandle
Oklahoma has a thin panhandle that stretches west between Texas and New Mexico for over 160 kilometres.
奧克拉荷馬州有一條狹長地帶向西延伸，夾在德州和新墨西哥州之間，長達一百六十多公里。
generic: a thin panhandle + stretches between
Hyun pointed at a small forest panhandle sticking out from the main park on the map.
Hyun 指著地圖上那塊從公園主體突出的小片狹長林地。
Driving through the state's narrow panhandle, Andrés passed endless wheat fields and small farming towns.
Andrés 開車穿過該州狹長的地帶，沿途經過了無數的麥田和農業小鎮。
The territory's northern panhandle reaches the lake, giving it access to a key shipping route.
該領地北部的狹長地帶延伸到湖邊，為當地提供了一條關鍵的航運路線。
- projection
more technical and general; any protruding part of a landmass.
- strip
neutral term for a long, narrow area; does not imply the handle-like shape of a panhandle.
文法句型
the [Name] Panhandle
panhandle + of [territory/area]
用法筆記
Usually appears in the names of specific regions (the Florida Panhandle, the Oklahoma Panhandle, the Texas Panhandle). When used generically, it describes any similarly shaped strip of land projecting from a larger territory.