課本中不會教你的[L]440　lift a hand和lift one's hand

440　lift a hand和lift one's hand

① lift/raise a hand表示“做一點事（幫忙），勞駕，費心”。

They didn't lift a hand to help me. 他們一點忙也不肯幫我。

Please lift a hand to carry it upstairs. 勞駕，請幫我把它搬上樓。

② lift one's hand表示“舉手”，多用于發(fā)咒或宣誓。

The man lifted his hand and pleaded not guilty. 那人舉起手來，申訴說他無罪。