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词汇 manual
释义 manual
adjective
uk /ˈmæn.ju.əl/ us /ˈmæn.ju.əl/
B2
done with the hands: 用手做的;手工的
the manual sorting of letters手工分拣信件
She tried to cure the pain in my knee by putting manual pressure on the joint.她尝试用手按压我的膝关节来治疗我的膝盖痛。
A manual machine is operated with the hands rather than by electricity or a motor: (机器)用手操作的,手动的
He still works on an old manual typewriter.他还在用一台老式手动打字机。
B2
involving physical work rather than mental work: 体力的
unskilled manual labour无需技能的体力劳动
750 manual workers will lose their jobs as a result of company cutbacks.750名体力劳动者将因公司裁员而失业。
Computer-controlled robots are taking over manual jobs in many industries.在许多行业中,体力工作正逐步由电脑控制的机器人代劳。
used to describe a vehicle in which the driver has to change the gears, or a feature of such a vehicle:
He was driving a manual car when he only had a licence for an automatic.
She has a Jeep with a 5-speed manual transmission.
Only 10 percent of the vehicles sold in Canada had a manual gearbox.
Compare
automatic
The EU has issued guidelines on appropriate levels of pay for part-time manual workers.欧盟已经颁布了有关兼职体力劳动者适宜的酬劳标准。
The heating system has a manual override.这套取暖系统有一个手动超控装置。
She doesn't like doing manual work.
We use a manual system of records.
He has very good manual dexterity.
I can't drive a manual car because of my disability, but I'm fine with an automatic.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

The hand
ambidextrous
carpal
carpometacarpal
carpus
dexterity
dexterous
finger
fingermark
fingernail
forefinger
heel
manually
median nerve
metacarpal
metacarpophalangeal
metacarpus
minimus
mitt
nail
volaris

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Machines - general words
Types of employment
manual
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈmæn.ju.əl/ us /ˈmæn.ju.əl/

manualnoun[C] (INSTRUCTIONS)


B2
a book that gives you practical instructions on how to do something or how to use something, such as a machine: 使用手册;说明书;指南
a DIY manual“自己动手”指南
The computer comes with a 600-page instruction manual.电脑附有一本600页的使用指南。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Books: reference books
almanac
annual
atlas
bible
citation index
companion volume
directory
encyclopedia
gazetteer
grammar
guidebook
handbook
headword
lexicon
primer
reference book
textbook
the Yellow Pages
thesaurus
who's whoidiom

manualnoun[C] (VEHICLE)


a vehicle in which the driver has to change the gears:
Can you drive a manual?
Compare
automaticnoun
Was the hire car an automatic or a manual?
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Machines - general words
3-D printer
animatronic
applicator
automated
automation
backhoe
chuck
convenience
Heath Robinson
humanoid
immobilizer
machinery
roller
snow thrower
stacker
stump grinder
supersensitivity
synchrotron
valve
workhorse

manualnoun[C] (MUSIC)


music specialized
a keyboard, especially on an organ, designed to be played with the hands rather than the feet(尤指在风琴上)用手操作的键盘
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Musical instruments
accordion
acoustically
aerophone
alphorn
alto
drum kit
drum machine
drumbeat
drumhead
drumroll
ocarina
oud
over-pedal
panpipes
paradiddle
tubular bells
tuned
tuning fork
tuning peg
ukulele

manual | American Dictionary


manual
adjective[ not gradable ]
us/ˈmæn·ju·əl/

manualadjective[not gradable] (DONE BY HAND)


done or operated with the hands:
The mail can be sorted faster by machine then by manual sorting.
He has callouses on his hands from years of manual labor.
If a machine is manual, it does not use electricity to operate:
We all used manual typewriters in those days.

manually


adverbus/ˈmæn·ju·ə·li/
a manually operated pump
manual
noun[ C ]
us/ˈmæn·ju·əl/

manualnoun[C] (BOOK)


a book that gives you practical instructions on how to do something or how to use something:
Get the computer manufacturer’s operating manual.

manual | Business English


manual
adjective
uk /ˈmænjuəl/us
done or operated with the hands, and not using electricity, an electronic system, etc.:
The printer has a single-sheet manual feed in front.
manual process/systemThe computerized system that we introduced to replace our old manual system has brought significant advantages.
HR, WORKPLACE
relating to physical work rather than mental work:
manual job/labour/work, etc.He had no qualifications and ended up doing various types of manual work.
It is men who have been hardest hit by the loss of permanent skilled and semi-skilled manual jobs.
The largely female workforce continues, in the main, to be treated as part-time, unskilled manual labour.
manual
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈmænjuəl/us
a book that gives you practical instructions on how to do something or how to use something such as a machine:
Read through the instruction manual before you start.
We provide a training manual for all new staff.
 on manual
not being operated automatically:
The heating system had been left on manual.

See also


operations manual
service manual

Examples of manual


manual
Various operation manuals used this configuration, which focuses on the manageability or governmentality of the rural population.
They ranged from bowing, pedalling, use of manuals and ®ngering, to breathing, words (diction and translations) and a variety of other problems associated with singing.
The abundance of technical manuals for various instruments is daunting, and a review of these will not be attempted here.
Rather, they are the products in large part of expert knowledge enacted in discourses such as those of translation, grammars, dictionaries, and style manuals.
Household furnishing manuals recommended this neoclassical furnishing as an elegant, more comfortable replacement for earlier styles.
Publishers saw profits in teach-yourself manuals and academic science text-books.
The choices of which manuals and registers to use are made in a holistic process guided by the musical images of the player.
All standardized tests were given according to the test manuals.
The majority of self-help manuals are handbooks of a youthful middle age, steadfastly looking forward to the past.
Controlled languages are subsets of natural languages used for technical purposes such as instruction manuals for aircraft maintenance.
Would we be shocked by archaisms (as we surely would be if some of the staging manuals' melodramatic instructions to the singers were followed)?
The primary and secondary source literature on marriage manuals and conduct books is vast.
The manuals emerging from partnerships, described above, are an attempt to formally expand the range of menu options, beyond that of conventional wisdom.
I read numerous general texts on aviation and commercial aviation, official accident reports, operations manuals for particular aircraft, and company training materials.
All of the materials were checked with manuals and teachers.
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Collocations withmanual


manual

These are words often used in combination with manual.

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design manual
When did one last hear of an architect producing a designmanual or registering a patent on the strength of a particular design?
field manuals
They continued until recent times to provide information for field manuals, host lists, and biological studies.
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Wikipedia

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five-speed manual
Transmission were either a five-speedmanual with a floor shifter or a column-mounted four-speed automatic.
From
Wikipedia

This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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