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源自短语 'hand out'(分发),由 'hand'(手)和 'out'(向外)组合而成,最早记录于19世纪。
❶ 指免费分发的物品,如传单、食物或学习资料,通常由组织或机构提供。
“The teacher gave us a handout with all the important dates for the semester.”
(老师发了一份讲义,上面列出了本学期所有的重要日期。)
“Volunteers distributed handouts about the charity event.”
(志愿者们分发了关于慈善活动的传单。)
❶ 指施舍或无偿给予的东西,有时带有贬义,暗示依赖或不劳而获。
“He refuses to live on handouts and prefers to earn his own money.”
(他拒绝靠施舍生活,更愿意自己赚钱。)
“Some people see welfare as a handout rather than temporary assistance.”
(有些人将福利视为施舍而非临时援助。)
give out handouts — 分发印刷材料或物品,常用于教学、会议或慈善活动中。
“The professor will give out handouts summarizing the lecture.”
(教授将分发总结讲座内容的讲义。)
live on handouts — 依赖他人无偿给予的物品或金钱生活,通常带有负面含义。
“After losing his job, he had to live on handouts from friends.”
(失业后,他不得不靠朋友的接济生活。)