handout /ˈhændaʊt/ TEM4

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A handout is a gift of money, clothing, or food, which is given free to poor people. 施舍物; 救济品; 救济金

  例：

  Each family is being given a cash handout of six thousand rupees.

  每个家庭都被给予6000卢比的救济金。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT If you call money that is given to someone a handout, you disapprove of it because you believe that the person who receives it has done nothing to earn or deserve it. 不劳而获的钱 [表不满]

  例：

  ...the tendency of politicians to use money on vote-buying handouts rather than on investment in the future.

  …政客们用钱送人拉选票而不是用于未来投资的趋势。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT A handout is a document which contains news or information about something and which is given, for example, to journalists or members of the public. 传单; 宣传品

  例：

  Official handouts describe the Emperor as "particularly noted as a scholar."

  官方宣传品把这位皇帝描述成“尤以饱学著称”。

• 4. 

  N-COUNT A handout is a paper given out to students by a teacher, that contains a summary of the information or topics that will be dealt with in a lesson. (教师给学生的) 讲义

  例：

  Many teachers are opting for group discussions instead of handouts.

  许多教师选择组织小组讨论，而不是发讲义。