误 My every hand can lift the stone.

正 Each of my hands can lift the stone.

析 hand 作名词指一个人的手时,不可用every, none, any, all 作限定词。

误 The day of celebration is in hand.

正 The day of celebration is at hand.

析 短语at hand意思是“在手边,在眼前”; in hand意为“在手里”。

误 I grabbed him by hand.

正 I grabbed him by the hand.

析 在表示“抓住某人的手”时, hand前要用定冠词the。

误 He is clever, but in the other hand, he makes many mistakes.

正 He is clever, but on the other hand, he makes many mistakes.

析 on the other hand是固定短语,表示“另一方面”,其中介词on不可换为in。

误 Everything that was said yesterday bears in first hand on what we decide to do.

正 Everything that was said yesterday bears at first hand on what we decide to do.

析 at first hand为固定短语,意思是“直接地”,其中介词at不可换为in。

误 He dived the hand into his pocket in an attempt to find the key.

正 He dived his hand into his pocket in an attempt to find the key.

析 hand用作动词的宾语时,其前须用物主代词而不用定冠词。

误 Mr. Wood is a young hand in our factory.

正 Mr. Wood is a green hand in our factory.

析 a green hand为固定短语,意思是“生手”“新手”。

误 The boy carried a baby in his hands.

正 The boy carried a baby in his arms.

正 The boy held a baby in his arms.

析 在表示“双手抱着孩子”时,不能用hand,而应用arm,因为arm一词指“肩膀至手掌部位”。