panhandle

• n. 平锅柄；（美）柄状的狭长区域
• vt. 向…乞讨；乞得
• vi. 行乞

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.

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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.

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3. I knew I couldn't panhandle.

我知道我不能乞讨.

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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.

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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.

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