He hid his face in his hands.

他用手捂住了脸。

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He seems for a moment to be again holding the fate of the country in his hands.

有那么一刻他似乎又把国家的命运掌握在自己手中。

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He had his head in his hands.

他双手抱着脑袋。

《牛津词典》

He looked as if he were carefully studying a small object in his hands.

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So one day, you see him with his head in his hands,

所以有一天，当你看见他把头深埋在双手之间，痛苦不堪，

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But he could only wave his hands as to how this physical thing in the world could connect to an immaterial mind.

但他只能用挥手这样的动作,来展示现实的生理客体,是如何与无形心理相联系的

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In fact, my dad was at the sink, bent over, holding his head in his hands.

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"The pope has been informed, and the question is in his hands, " Lombardi said.

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Viana buried his face in his hands, as I had seen him do from above.

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