She put her hands up to her cheeks, but her eyes seemed to look right into him.

她用两只手捂着脸，但是两只眼睛却好象正正地瞧着他。

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She put up her hands to ward him off.

她举起双手把他挡开。

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As I was washing my hands, a woman walked up and put her hands on my arms and held them.

我在洗手的时候，一位女士走过来将手放在我的手臂上，并握着我的手臂。

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The question on everybody's lips in Westminster is why, once the first details of the "misunderstanding" had emerged, Mrs Blair didn't simply put her hands up and tell the whole truth.

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All those in favour of her call were told to put up their hands.

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She had also been stabbed once in the head and had cuts to her hands and forearms, indicating she had put up a fight, the court heard.

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