manual
adj
of, done with or controlled by the hands 手的; 手工的; 手制的; 手控的
Making small models requires manual skill. 制作小模型要手巧.
manual labour 体力劳动
a manual gear-box, ie one operated by the hand with a gear-lever, not automatically 手动变速箱. Cf 参看 mechanical 1. manual, n
1 book containing information or practical instructions (on a given subject) 手册; 指南
a training manual 训练手册
A workshop manual gives diagrams and instructions for repairing your car. 维修手册可向您提供修理汽车所需的图表和说明. Cf 参看 handbook (hand1).
2 keyboard of an organ, played with the hands (风琴的)键盘
a two-manual organ 双键盘风琴.
Do you remember one afternoon ten years ago when I came to your house and borrowed a necklace of yours? Pierre, my husband, was working in a government office. We'd been invited to a ball at the palace so I needed to borrow some jewellery.
On our way home that night I looked down and saw that the necklace was not around my neck any more. I told Pierre. We rushed back to the palace and looked for it.We asked everyone there if they had found a necklace, but without luck. We couldn't find it;