Handy

(noun.) United States blues musician who transcribed and published traditional blues music (1873-1958).

(adj.) easy to reach; 'found a handy spot for the can opener' .

(adj.) skillful with the hands; 'handy with an axe' .

(adj.) easy to use; 'a handy gadget' .

格里菲思校对

• In the early form of the revolver the empty cartridge cases had to be ejected from the cylinder singly by an ejector rod or handy nail. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• My bandanna handkerchief--one of six beauties given to me by my lady--was handy in my pocket. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• Plante coiled up his sheets into a very handy cell like a little roll of carpet or pastry; but the trouble was that the battery took a long time to form. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• A medical man would have come in handy now. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• Laws, it's my har _grease_;--I put it thar to have it handy. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• My experience of the women-servants, when Superintendent Seegrave laid his embargo on their rooms, came in handy here. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• He had not asked the prisoner to take the handy fellow as an act of charity--never thought of such a thing. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• I did not need the sash, but it was handier to take it than it was to leave it, and so I took it. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• I should feel just like it, mamma, said Eva, because then it would be handier to take care of her, and because, you know, my bed is better than hers. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.

校对:马特