manual

adjective

/ˈmænjuəl/

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(of work, etc.工作等) involving using the hands or physical strength用手的；手工的；体力的
- manual labour/jobs/skills体力劳动／活儿；手工技巧
- manual and non-manual workers体力劳动者和非体力劳动者
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operated or controlled by hand rather than by machine or using electricity, etc.手动的；手控的；用手操作的
- a manual gearbox手动变速箱
- My camera has manual and automatic functions.我的照相机有手调和自动两种功能。
- The company has now transferred all its manual records onto computer.这家公司目前已将其所有手写档案输入电脑。
connected with using the hands手工的；用手的
- manual dexterity手的灵巧

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French manuel, from (and later assimilated to) Latin manualis, from manus ‘hand’.

noun

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a book that tells you how to do or operate something, especially one that comes with a machine, etc. when you buy it使用手册；说明书；指南
- a computer/car/instruction manual电脑╱汽车说明书；用法指南
- Why don’t you read the manual?你为什么不看手册？
compare handbook
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- According to the manual, the wires should be the other way round.根据手册，金属线应该向相反的方向。
- The computer comes with a comprehensive owner's manual.计算机附带有一本内容全面的用户手册。
- The manual said not to use the fryer on wooden decks.手册上说木质台板上不能使用煎锅。
- a manual on teaching drama戏剧教学手册
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- how-to
- instruction
- instructional
- …
verb + manual
- come with
- check
- consult
- …
manual + verb
- contain something
- include something
- provide something
- …
preposition
- according to the manual
- in a/the manual
- manual for
- …
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(British English)
(North American English, informal stick shift)
a vehicle with a system of gears operated by the driver using a gear lever手动：车辆由驾驶员使用变速杆操作的齿轮系统 compare automatic (2)Topics Transport by car or lorryc2

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French manuel, from (and later assimilated to) Latin manualis, from manus ‘hand’.

Idioms

on manual

not being operated by a machine, etc. but by hand处于非自动状态；处于手动状态
- Leave the controls on manual.让操纵杆处于手动状态。