課本中不會教你的[A]87　at hand，at sb.'s hands和in hand

87　at hand，at sb.'s hands和in hand

① at hand表示“臨近”，用作表語，也表示“隨身，在手頭，附近”，用作狀語或表語。

The Spring Festival is at hand. 春節(jié)就要到了。

Spring is at hand. 春天快到了。

I haven't that dictionary at hand. 我手頭沒有那本詞典。

I have no money at hand. 我身邊沒帶錢。

She lives close at hand. 她就住在附近。

② at sb.'s hands表示“在……手中（受折磨），受到（某人）的折磨”，也寫作at the hands of sb.。

I suffered a lot at her hands. 我受盡了她的折磨。

She did not expect such unkind treatment at his hands. 她沒料到會遭受他的虐待。

③ in hand表示“手上的，著手，控制住”。

As the matter in hand was urgent，we dealt with it at once. 由于手頭的事很緊迫，我們立即處理了。

The project is now in hand. 這項工程現(xiàn)在已著手進行。

We have the situation well in hand. 我們很好地控制住了局勢。

The situation is well in hand. 局勢已被很好地控制住了。