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handwriting

noun
🔊/ˈhændraɪtɪŋ/
🔊/ˈhændraɪtɪŋ/
[uncountable]Idioms
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  1. writing that is done with a pen or pencil, not printed or typed手写；书写
    • I didn't recognize the handwriting on the envelope.我认不出信封上的字迹。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • clear
    • good
    • legible
    • …
    verb + handwriting
    • have
    • read
    • recognize
    • …
    preposition
    • in your handwriting
    See full entry
  2. a person’s particular style of writing in this way笔迹；书法
    • I can't read his handwriting.我看不懂他写的字。🔊🔊
    • neat handwriting工整的笔迹
    Extra Examples
    • She copied out the lines in her best handwriting.她用自己最好的书法抄下这些诗句。
    • Why do doctors have such terrible handwriting?为什么医生写的字都这么差劲？
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • clear
    • good
    • legible
    • …
    verb + handwriting
    • have
    • read
    • recognize
    • …
    preposition
    • in your handwriting
    See full entry
Idioms
the handwriting on the wall (North American English)
(also the writing is on the wall, see the writing on the wall )
  1. (saying) used when you are describing a situation in which there are signs that something is going to have problems or that it is going to be a failure（看出）厄运临头的预兆，不祥之兆
    • It is amazing that not one of them saw the handwriting on the wall.令人惊讶的是，没有一个人看到墙上的笔迹。