handshake

noun
🔊/ˈhændʃeɪk/
🔊/ˈhændʃeɪk/
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  1. an act of shaking somebody’s hand with your own, used especially to say hello or goodbye or when you have made an agreement握手
    Extra Examples
    • Fawcett gave me a hearty handshake.福西特和我亲切地握了握手。
    • She wasn't impressed by his limp handshake.他软绵绵的握手没有给她留下印象。
    • He had a firm handshake.他握手时很有力。
    • They sealed the agreement with a handshake.他们握手成交。
    see also golden handshakeTopics Discussion and agreementb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • firm
    • hearty
    • limp
    verb + handshake
    • have
    • give somebody
    preposition
    • with a handshake
    • handshake from
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