handsels

handsels

美 　英

• v.送贺礼；初试；首先使用
• n.新年礼物；〔律〕定金
• 网络初次品嚐；保证金；温馨贺礼

词形变化

复数：handsels  过去分词：handselled  现在分词：handselling  

英汉解释

n.	1. 新年礼物 2. 〔律〕定金
v.	1. 送贺礼,特别是新年贺礼 2. 初试;首先使用

英英解释

n.	1. a gift given for good luck at the beginning of something, especially a new year 2. a first payment for something, or the first money taken in by a new business
v.	1. to give somebody a good-luck gift at the beginning of something, especially a new year 2. to use or do something for the first time

例句

Our present tears are but the handsels of our joys hereafter.

我们现在的眼泪只不过是我们今后欢乐的前奏而已。