panhandle

英 [ˈpænˌhæn.dəl]      美 [ˈpænˌhæn.dəl]
  • n. 平锅柄;(美)柄状的狭长区域
  • vt. 向…乞讨;乞得
  • vi. 行乞
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将“panhandle”分解为“pan”和“handle”。想象你用手握住一个“pan”(平底锅),在街头伸手“handle”(处理、应对)以求得施舍或帮助,这样就形象地记住了这个词,它指的是在街头伸手乞讨的行为。

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panhandle 行乞,讨钱

pan,盘子,碗,锅,handle,把手。即锅把子,行乞碗,引申词义行乞,讨钱。

panhandle (n.)
"something resembling the handle of a pan," 1851, from pan (n.) + handle (n.). Especially in reference to geography, originally American English, from 1856, in reference to Virginia (now West Virginia; Florida, Texas, Idaho, Oklahoma, and Alaska also have them). Meaning "an act of begging" is attested from 1849, perhaps from notion of arm stuck out like a panhandle, or of one who handles a (beggar's) pan.
panhandle (v.)
"to beg," 1888, from panhandle (n.) in the begging sense. Related: Panhandled; panhandling.
1. Wheeling is located in the northern panhandle of west virginia.
惠灵位于西弗吉尼亚州北部的锅柄状地带.
2. Wheeling is located in the northern panhandle of West Virginia.
惠灵位于西弗吉尼亚州俄亥俄河的锅柄状地带.
3. I knew I couldn't panhandle.
我知道我不能乞讨.
4. Homeless people forced to panhandle in subway stations.
无家可归的人们被迫在地铁站里乞讨.
5. Issue: The city of Amarillo is located in the Texas panhandle between Potter and Randall Counties.
问题: 阿马里诺市位于德克萨斯州波特县与兰德尔县之间的狭长地带中.