"Wheeling is located in the northern panhandle of West Virginia"
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N-COUNT A panhandle is a narrow strip of land joined to a larger area of land. 狭长地带 [美国英语]
...the Texas panhandle.
...德克萨斯狭长地带。
V-T/V-I If someone panhandles, they stop people in the street and ask them for money. 乞讨 [美国英语] [非正式]
Many of these street people seemed to support themselves by panhandling and doing odd jobs.
这些流浪者中许多人看起来是靠乞讨和干杂活维持生活。
There was also a guy panhandling for quarters.
还有个为住处而乞讨的家伙。
panhandling N-UNCOUNT
Sergeant Rivero says arrests for panhandling take place every day.
雷维罗警官说因乞讨而被捕的事情天天都有。
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