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give sb a handshake
give sb a handshake 比 give a handshake to sb 更常用，握手对象放在 give 后。
He gave me a warm handshake.
他和我热情地握了握手。
握手
handshakes — plural of handshake
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握手
the act of grasping and shaking a person's hand, as when greeting, acknowledging an introduction, or agreeing on a contract
He gave me a warm handshake.
他和我热情地握了握手。
两人问候、告别或达成协议时握手。
The grasping of hands by two people when greeting, leave-taking, or making an agreement.
通信开始时两设备间交换信号以确保同步。
An exchange of signals between two devices when communications begin in order to ensure synchronization.
She greeted me with a firm handshake.
她以有力的握手向我打招呼。
They sealed the deal with a handshake.
他们以握手方式达成了交易。
A friendly handshake is a common way to greet someone in many cultures.
在许多文化中，友好的握手是打招呼的常见方式。
give sb a handshake 比 give a handshake to sb 更常用，握手对象放在 give 后。
He gave me a warm handshake.
他和我热情地握了握手。
exchange 常用复数 handshakes，强调双方互相握手。
The two leaders exchanged handshakes before the meeting.
两位领导在会前互相握手。
firm 形容握手有力，表示自信或诚意。
She greeted me with a firm handshake.
她以有力的握手向我致意。
常指口头协议以握手为定，表示确认达成。
They sealed the deal with a handshake.
他们握手成交。
Not this
He greeted me with handshake.
Use this
He greeted me with a handshake.
handshake 是可数名词，表示单数的一次握手时前面要加不定冠词 a；汉语的“握手”没有冠词，所以容易漏掉 a。
Not this
They exchanged handshake after the meeting.
Use this
They exchanged handshakes after the meeting.
exchange 表示双方互相给/收到，宾语通常用复数；handshake 是可数名词，所以要用 handshakes，不能省略复数词尾。
Not this
I made a handshake with him.
Use this
I shook hands with him.
表示“和某人握手”的固定搭配是 shake hands with someone，不能用 make a handshake 来表达“握手”这个动作。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
有力的握手
He gave me a firm handshake before the interview.
面试前他和我有力地握了握手。
热情的握手
The president greeted the visitors with a warm handshake.
总统热情地握手迎接来访者。
商务握手
A good business handshake should be confident and brief.
一次好的商务握手应当自信而短暂。
握手协议
The two companies sealed the deal with a handshake agreement.
两家公司以握手协议达成了交易。
相互握手
The players exchanged handshakes after the match.
赛后球员们互相握手。
高额离职补偿金
After he was forced out, the executive received a golden handshake.
那名高管被迫离职后得到了一笔高额离职补偿金。
君子协定；握手交易
They made a handshake deal before signing the contract.
他们在签合同之前先达成了君子协定。
只差握手的距离；即将达成
The two parties are a handshake away from settling the dispute.
双方只差握手的距离就能解决争端。
握手是最早的社交网络。
In the 2010 film The Social Network, Sean Parker says this to argue that the drive to connect is older than technology.
在2010年的电影《社交网络》中，肖恩·帕克说这句话，意在说明人们渴望联系的天性远早于科技的出现。
Use handshakes naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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握手就是hand（手）和shake（摇）连在一起，见面时摇一摇对方的手，便是handshake。
语域：neutral 常见场景：greetings、business meetings、deal-making 该词在正式与非正式场合均常见，通常指见面问候或达成协议时的握手动作。
shake and milkshake end in the same sound /ʃeɪk/ as handshake, but note that in handshake the stress falls on hand, so they are not true rhymes. Lookalikes: earthquake ends /kweɪk/, handbrake ends /breɪk/, and in handsome and handkerchief the d in hand is silent.
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