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hold onto the handrail
常用来提醒或建议别人扶稳，尤其在楼梯、台阶等容易滑倒的地方。
Please hold onto the handrail while you go down the stairs.
下楼梯时请扶住扶手。
栏杆；扶手
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栏杆；扶手
handrail
Please hold onto the handrail while you go down the stairs.
下楼梯时请扶住扶手。
可握持的栏杆,如楼梯、坡道或其他通道旁,起支撑或防护作用。
A rail which can be held, such as on the side of a staircase, ramp, or other walkway, and serving as a support or guard.
楼梯或阳台旁边的栏杆,防止人跌落。
a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
自动扶梯两侧可握持的连续带状扶手,供使用者扶持。
A moving continuous belt-like rail on either side of an escalator which users can hold on to for support.
Please hold the handrail when you go down the stairs.
下楼梯时请扶住扶手。
The old wooden handrail on the balcony had been worn smooth by years of use.
阳台上的旧木扶手因常年使用已被磨得光滑。
She kept one hand on the handrail as she climbed the steep steps.
她爬陡峭的台阶时，一只手一直扶着扶手。
常用来提醒或建议别人扶稳，尤其在楼梯、台阶等容易滑倒的地方。
Please hold onto the handrail while you go down the stairs.
下楼梯时请扶住扶手。
用 the 表示特指某处扶手；说明所在位置时常用介词 on。
The handrail on the stairs is loose.
楼梯上的扶手松了。
grab 强调的是突然或用力抓住，常用于突然失去平衡或需要支撑的场合。
She grabbed the handrail when the bus braked suddenly.
公共汽车突然刹车时，她抓住了扶手。
Not this
She grabbed the handrail of the chair to stand up.
Use this
She grabbed the armrest of the chair to stand up.
中文“扶手”可指椅子的扶手和楼梯的扶手，但在英语里椅子的扶手是armrest，楼梯或阳台的栏杆才是handrail。用handrail指椅子扶手属于词义选择错误。
Not this
There are handrail on both sides of the stairs.
Use this
There are handrails on both sides of the stairs.
handrail是可数名词，复数形式是handrails；汉语名词没有复数变化，所以容易漏掉-s。这里主语是are，所以必须用复数。
Not this
When the bus moves, hold on the handrail.
Use this
When the bus moves, hold on to the handrail.
表示“抓住、扶住”要用hold on to something，介词to不能省略；hold on单独使用表示“等一下”或“坚持住”，不能直接接宾语，所以要在handrail前加to。
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扶着扶手
Please hold the handrail when you go down the stairs.
下楼梯时请扶着扶手。
抓住扶手
She grabbed the handrail as the train lurched.
火车猛地一晃，她抓住了扶手。
楼梯扶手
The staircase handrail was polished wood.
楼梯扶手是抛光的木头。
安全扶手
The bath has a safety handrail for elderly users.
浴缸装有供老人使用的安全扶手。
木扶手
He ran his hand along the wooden handrail.
他用手划过木扶手。
两侧扶手
The stairs have handrails on both sides.
楼梯两侧都有扶手。
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 rain, wait)
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hand是手，rail是横杆；上下楼时用手扶住横杆，就是handrail扶手。
语域：neutral 常见场景：楼梯、阳台、走廊 handrail 在口语和书面语中均通用，多用于描述楼梯、阳台或走廊旁防止跌落的扶手设施，属于中性日常词汇。
这些词都与 handrail 的 -rail 部分押韵，均含 /eɪl/ 音。注意 trail 不要与 trial /ˈtraɪəl/ 混淆，后者是双音节 /aɪəl/，不押韵。
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