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handle

/hændəl/

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variant 1: handles
variant 2: handling

1 · noun

the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it

门把手；门把；把手

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A yellow ribbon is tied around the door handle.

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门把手上系着一条黄色丝带。

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