| 单词 | handiness |
| 例句 | Not an episode passes without occasion to remark on the handiness of home ec. The History Lurking Behind “Orphan Black” 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z JR: There you go again, reducing the population of a city down to their collective handiness in a fight. Do TV's 'scripted reality' shows fuel regional prejudice? 2011-07-16T23:07:08Z A father of two and grandfather of three, he says he learned his handiness from his dad, who worked as a carpenter for Washington Gas. What’s the National Mall like at 4 a.m.? For work, they found out. 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z Many Verge staffers are coffee fiends and swear by the handiness of these Ember mugs, but it’s best to pick one up when they go on sale from time to time. Save $130 on Gigabyte’s RTX 3070 graphics card with no hassle 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z The star said that his interest in handiness was a "natural thing" for him, as he followed in the footsteps of his late father, a car enthusiast. 'Home Improvement’ stars Tim Allen, Richard Karn on reuniting for new series: A ‘live version’ of ‘Tool Time’ 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z Good hardware stores cater to all points on the handiness spectrum, offering up an Aladdin’s cave of tools and supplies, plus advice on how to best use them. Nailing down the best and worst hardware stores 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z WIth such unbiased articles like this, one wonders what other pieces in the Times show such even handiness in reporting. “as soon as the Trump administration announced the repeal of the deferred-action program.” Futures in Jeopardy, ‘Dreamers’ Get Backing of Big Names and Businesses 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z Among its benefits are "no wires, no battery chargers" and handiness for voting in the 18 September parliamentary elections. Russian party spoofs Apple in election advert - BBC News 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z The cellphone’s handiness seems to excuse a long list of photographic disappointments: feeble sensors, no zoom, no real flash, no ability to freeze action and heartbreaking low-light graininess. State of the Art: Lumia 1020, a Great Camera Grafted to an Oddball Phone 2013-08-14T20:23:01Z I’ve noticed over the years that there is wide variation in what you might call handiness. You’re the Boss Blog: How I Fire People 2012-06-04T11:00:16Z It may also be remarked that the combination of the two spindles is effected without impairing either the usefulness or handiness of the vertical spindle. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z And with all respect to Hathi's handiness of trunk, I must say I prefer good, stout Horns. The Sa'-Zada Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:18.457Z Rumours of this new “handiness” spread, and colliers from far and near sent their watches and clocks to him to doctor. The Boyhood of Great Inventors 2011-12-05T03:00:46.233Z The strength of such a disposition depended on the fighting power and handiness of the troops, who in each case would be called upon to act as a rearguard to gain time. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z Their jobs came down to ferrying, to taking passengers on board vessels lying in the stream, and such like work; and for these services speed was not so important as handiness in turning. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z What with the produce of their small properties and their own general handiness, they are unusually independent and comfortable. Contemporary Socialism 2011-09-10T02:00:28.673Z No doubt he slipped in and out with almost the handiness with which one might crack a whip. Woodcraft or, How a Patrol Leader Made Good 2011-08-24T02:00:22.913Z Of course, the element of penetration is only one of twenty entering into the question; accuracy, handiness, rapidity of fire, penetration, shock—all have to be considered. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z In this they simulated sewing, taking their stitches with a precision and handiness 125 that rivalled the little maids of Puritan days. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z The brightness and cheeriness of the fellow's disposition made him hail and happy met with all of them, while his great personal strength and general handiness detracted nothing from his popularity. House of Torment A Tale of the Remarkable Adventures of Mr. John Commendone, Gentleman to King Phillip II of Spain at the English Court 2011-07-15T02:00:24.257Z “That’s one advantage my riverside dwelling has left me—handiness with the tiller ropes.” Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z It contained a bank, whose manager reckoned handiness at drawing, and, if necessary, using, the six-shooter at least as essential a qualification for his clerks as the footing up of figures. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z "I reckon about the best one left for soil and handiness, but there ain't no mill timber on it." From Chart House to Bush Hut Being the Record of a Sailor's 7 Years in the Queensland Bush 2011-06-08T02:00:16.290Z The girls quickly gathered and, after due examination, expressed by cries of praise their admiration of the handiness and deftness displayed by the two girls, and the first tent feast was held. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z They ought to be industrial schools to the extent of teaching handiness in all the little things that need to be done about the house or the farm. American Indians 2011-04-21T02:00:55.200Z He captured her from the Shammar—a fact which I cast in their teeth when I prevail over them by reason of the handiness and swiftness of the mare. The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia 2011-03-22T02:00:16.873Z Experiments were impossible unless the investigator had the mechanical ingenuity to plan and the personal handiness to work out the details of appliances that might be necessary for experiments. Makers of Modern Medicine 2011-03-05T03:00:29.580Z The cabin was warm and well lighted, equipped by the men's handiness with nautical furniture from their ship. The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z The trumpet was originally a long straight p. 93cylindrical tube, but as early as 1300 the tube was bent into a loop, thus combining length with handiness. Springtime and Other Essays Where the "deadliness" of the trolley certainly comes in is in the extreme handiness of the cars. Harper's Round Table, October 22, 1895 Augustus gained the victory at Actium largely owing to the handiness of his Liburnian galleys, and, in consequence, this type was henceforward adopted for Roman warships, and ships of many banks were no longer built. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships All that I could think of to say about her graceful handiness and her delicate needle-work has been said so often, and is so well understood, that it has entirely lost the zest of originality. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 93, July, 1865 The other women are rather down on Mrs. Patrick about it; indeed, Mrs. Gleeson told her one day that the creature was worth his keep if it was only for his handiness about the house. An Isle in the Water The boy made his own traps and small tools and carts, and early learned that handiness and adaptability without which he would be likely to go through life in a destitute condition. Noah Webster American Men of Letters This he did, not so much by a brisk display of intellectual handiness, as by showing that a pompous superstructure was baseless. Pot-Boilers The forefoot and dead wood aft appear to have been cut away to an extraordinary extent, probably for the purpose of increasing the handiness. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships It would seem that the lightness and consequent “handiness” of the rapier must more than make up for the length and strength of the more ponderous arm. Broad-Sword and Single-Stick With Chapters on Quarter-Staff, Bayonet, Cudgel, Shillalah, Walking-Stick, Umbrella and Other Weapons of Self-Defence The R.F.C. adopted the Lewis, which from the points of view of lightness and handiness was well suited for aircraft, and the German airmen countered with a modified Hotchkiss and other types. Cavalry of the Clouds This was, however, a favourable evidence of her handiness under untoward circumstances. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons The handiness of the troopers had made it comparatively habitable with oddments of furnishing, and a partition, which left an inner room for sleeping quarters. The Law-Breakers The method is summed up in the term Scoutcraft, and is a combination of observation, deduction, and handiness, or the ability to do things. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 The sharpie's rapid spread in use can be accounted for by its low cost, light draft, speed, handiness under sail, graceful appearance, and rather astonishing seaworthiness. The Migrations of an American Boat Type She was filled with daily wonder over their knowledge of practical details, and their extraordinary "handiness." In the High Valley Being the fifth and last volume of the Katy Did series The sick and helpless she has been, as a Scout, especially trained to help, and she is proud of her handiness and knowledge in this way. Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts The Barbarian, noting what her opponent did, but justly fearing the handiness of the Greeks, slackened also. A Victor of Salamis But Turner's manner is so ingratiating that people have a personal liking for him, and it is certain that his strength and all-round handiness make of him an extremely useful man. Change in the Village It has long been superseded by the Aneroid, which far exceeds it in handiness. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" She could bear a spread of canvas double of that she carried; but for safety, for handiness, and for comfort, we must be content to sacrifice some speed. The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy" Even if she had not been half-sinking already, the Chinese ship had neither the speed nor handiness to ram the swiftest ship in the enemy's line. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima The S-boats—the stern wheelers—of which there are only a few, do not carry barges, and therefore their handiness and speed are much greater. In Mesopotamia And it was consistent with—nay, it implied—many strong virtues: toughness to endure long labour, handiness, frugality, habits of early rising. Change in the Village A knowledge of the screw, its power, and handiness, gave us a confidence in it, which we had never reason to regret. Stray Leaves from an Arctic Journal; or, Eighteen Months in the Polar Regions, in Search of Sir John Franklin's Expedition, in the Years 1850-51 Every day at Cowes the yawl Rob Roy was under way for a sail, and sometimes in good breezes she would thread in and out among thickly clustered yachts, so as to show her handiness. The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy" But the "Monitor," with all her defects, had the great advantage over the "Merrimac" of a slightly greater speed and of a much greater handiness. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima Jibs became universal, adding greatly to handiness in general and the power of tacking in particular. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways Boyd Connoway, also, usually gave us the benefit of his universal genius for advice, and, when he chose, for handiness also. The Dew of Their Youth She was noted not only for her remarkable horsemanship, but for her exceptional handiness with a rope and branding iron, and her inability to distinguish her neighbors’ livestock from her own. The Fighting Shepherdess The Rob Roy is a yawl-rig, so as to place the sailor between the sails for “handiness.” The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy" The reader opens them only for momentary reference, and he can well afford to sacrifice a certain degree of legibility to handiness. The Booklover and His Books Mr. Potts, having carefully removed all traces of his handiness, gazes with recovered courage on the coming foe. Molly Bawn My handiness with the ropes, when I volunteered to help in hoisting sail, surprised and even perplexed him. The Adventures of Harry Revel Those pioneer settlements were good schools for the development of the pioneer virtues, courage, fortitude, handiness, directness of speech and conduct. Captains of Industry or, Men of Business Who Did Something Besides Making Money For three years he worked in Mr. Penfold's yard, giving much satisfaction to his employer by his steadiness and handiness. A Final Reckoning A Tale of Bush Life in Australia True, it had some rowing galleys, like those of other old-fashioned fleets; and its sailing men-of-war were nothing much to boast of in the way of handiness or even safety. Flag and Fleet How the British Navy Won the Freedom of the Seas I've heard about your handiness with the thrust buckets on the cruisers. Danger in Deep Space Besides, their speed and superior handiness give them a pull over us, when fighting under sail. The Tiger of Mysore A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib All these are met by the wheel plough, and in addition it fulfils the indefinite and indefinable condition of handiness. Nature Near London She was an absolute novice about such work, but she found in it a charm of novelty, and she developed a handiness which filled her with renewed triumph. The Debtor A Novel Neat leather handles on each end of the box will increase its handiness. The Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56, No. 2, January 12, 1884 A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside Handiness becomes the more desirable as the machines are smaller, but handiness is not to be despised even in a large machine, except where solidity is sacrificed to obtain it. Scientific American Supplement, No. 643, April 28, 1888 The gondola was a flat-bottomed boat, and inferior in nautical qualities—speed, handiness, and seaworthiness—to the galleys, which probably were keeled. The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence But the wheel plough, having grown up, as it were, out of the soil, fulfils the condition of handiness. Nature Near London They aren't showy performers at any game, but, as they won't be at school, that makes very little difference to them; it is handiness in general sports that is valuable afterward. Memoirs of Arthur Hamilton, B. A. Of Trinity College, Cambridge Extracted From His Letters And Diaries, With Reminiscences Of His Conversation By His Friend Christopher Carr Of The Same College The method is summed up in the term "scoutcraft" and is a combination of observation, deduction and handiness—or the ability to do. Outdoor Sports and Games Many of the inferior machines show marked improvements over the better sorts, so far as handiness goes, while there is nothing to hinder the handy from being good and the good handy. Scientific American Supplement, No. 643, April 28, 1888 Rifle exercises have for their purpose the development of "handiness" with the piece. Military Instructors Manual She was "cute," too, as Damaris had declared beforehand; she was a little wonder at noticing and remembering, and for all sorts of handiness that a child of five could possibly be put to. Real Folks Guns of the two last-named bores are from two to three pounds lighter than rifles of similar bores, and the increased handiness caused by the diminution of weight is of course of immense advantage. Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore The English, instead of attempting to pass upon opposite tacks, came up from astern relying upon the speed and handiness of their ships. The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 I did not know the handiness of the longship under oars. A Prince of Cornwall A Story of Glastonbury and the West in the Days of Ina of Wessex The English galleon gradually developed more sail and gun power as well as handiness in action. Elizabethan Sea Dogs He laid aside entirely his brusque manner, talked in the softest tones, stole noiselessly about our rooms, and showed all the tender solicitude, all the quiet "handiness" of a gentle woman. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 33, July, 1860 Then presently the observer would have noted a peculiar increasing handiness about the obscurer type, an unwonted intelligence growing behind its eyes. An Englishman Looks at the World Considering this, and the well-known handiness of Americans, there need surely be no disease and death from privation. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 49, November, 1861 “Stick around and cook us something for dinner,” Charles, on his next load in and noting the effects of the old man’s handiness, told Tarwater. The Red One But I did pick up right smart of handiness with tools around that there shop of his'n, and if he'd ever of used me right I might of turned into a purty fair blacksmith. Danny's Own Story They soon gave evidence of their general handiness and efficiency in all the departments of work in which they were engaged. James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography I often marvel when I think of the utter helplessness of the modern woman, compared with the handiness of her grandmother. In Darkest England and the Way Out When you come to try this method, you will appreciate its handiness. The Mountains He saw, at a glance, that a native adroitness and handiness made the task to her an easier one than it proved to many. Uncle Tom's Cabin A singular instance of the handiness of the Zouaves is found in the notice of their forced march on this campaign, undertaken May 20th, to support the retreating Seventeenth Light Infantry. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 22, August, 1859 General handiness is one of the many valuable results that issues from the practice of handling the variety of materials which are more or less employed in mechanical structures. James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography What the Basutus gain in art and handiness they lose in manliness and gentlemanly feeling. Cetywayo and his White Neighbours Remarks on Recent Events in Zululand, Natal, and the Transvaal Very simple and even primitive boilers are here used; the most necessary consideration being handiness in cleaning, and not the highest evaporative efficiency. Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882 When I went on deck shortly afterwards, I was surprised beyond measure to perceive the injury the little vessel had sustained, and the uncommon speed, handiness, and skill, with which it had been repaired. Tom Cringle's Log He knew the business of a sailor right well, and was the only man on board who could compete with Hunt in handiness and zeal. An Antarctic Mystery The taste of the workman and the handiness of the seaman enabled him to furnish his rooms at the Hospital in a most quaint and amusing manner. James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography Butts had been introduced as a stalking-horse, but there was no doubt about Si's admiration of his "handiness." The Magnetic North Bob inherited his handiness from his father, who seemed a master of all crafts, a true Yankee genius. Hawthorne and His Circle The gun itself can be built to an exquisite perfection—lightness, handiness, workmanship, and performance of the very best. The Open Air To Dr. Meryon she waxed quite enthusiastic over his Highness's personal attractions, the excellent cut of his coat, and the handiness with which he performed small services. Little Memoirs of the Nineteenth Century Well," he said, "you may go on in your own way in the use of your left hand, but I fear you will be an awkward fellow in everything that requires handiness in life. James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography The lengths varied from 12 feet to 7 feet, but the 11-foot sledges proved to be by far the most convenient—a length of 12 feet seeming to pass just beyond the limit of handiness. The Voyages of Captain Scott : Retold from the Voyage of the Discovery and Scott's Last Expedition A free, open, and healthy life, which breeds cheery handiness and pluck such as make a sailor so deservedly loved by all. Young Knights of the Empire : Their Code, and Further Scout Yarns "Young sir, art a man of blood, I greatly fear, by thy long sword and handiness with the firearms." The Splendid Spur Nearly all of them had the handiness then required for life in a new country. The Great Fortress : A chronicle of Louisbourg 1720-1760 A great deal is now said about "technical education"; but how little there is of technical handiness or head work! James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography One horse was always kept close at home with which to catch the others; but this horse, for handiness, was generally hitched to a post outside the kitchen door. Harry Heathcote of Gangoil Everything depends on the perfect discipline and handiness of your crew. A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life Tolerable taste and handiness with her needle had always kept Alice rather more ladylike in appearance than the girls of her class are wont to be, but such comparative distinction no longer sufficed. Demos Mary, always highly efficient in that line, joined them; and Leonard's handiness and dexterity in the arts relating to carpentry were as quietly useful as little Dickie's bright readiness in always handing whatever was wanting. The Trial "He has been invaluable with his sailor's resources and handiness." The Daisy chain, or Aspirations You will cease to wonder when you are told the charms of the villa, the handiness of its site, and the stretch of shore it commands. Letters of the Younger Pliny, First Series — Volume 1 What I prize most is safety, and in, the second place swift transit and handiness. Mark Twain's Speeches All spars and rigging that could be dispensed with were taken down; all hulls camouflaged with Mississippi mud; and all decks whitened for handiness at night. Captains of the Civil War; a chronicle of the blue and the gray Education had taught him taste; necessity, handiness; and by aid of the two he transformed his rude dwelling into something approaching the rooms in which he used to dawdle away the happy hours, time ago. Stories by English Authors: Africa (Selected by Scribners) Except in shooting falls, Jasper, except in shooting falls and rifts," said Pathfinder, coming to the rescue; "in which business even you, Master Cap, must allow he has some handiness. Pathfinder; or, the inland sea When the 'Ariel'—for so they called her—arrived, the friends were delighted with her speed and handiness. Shelley His answer would have been a gruff, “Give me size,” as I heard another man reply to a remark praising the handiness of a small vessel. The Mirror of the Sea |
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