87　at hand，at sb.'s hands和in hand

① at hand表示“临近”，用作表语，也表示“随身，在手头，附近”，用作状语或表语。

The Spring Festival is at hand. 春节就要到了。

Spring is at hand. 春天快到了。

I haven't that dictionary at hand. 我手头没有那本词典。

I have no money at hand. 我身边没带钱。

She lives close at hand. 她就住在附近。

② at sb.'s hands表示“在……手中（受折磨），受到（某人）的折磨”，也写作at the hands of sb.。

I suffered a lot at her hands. 我受尽了她的折磨。

She did not expect such unkind treatment at his hands. 她没料到会遭受他的虐待。

③ in hand表示“手上的，着手，控制住”。

As the matter in hand was urgent，we dealt with it at once. 由于手头的事很紧迫，我们立即处理了。

The project is now in hand. 这项工程现在已着手进行。

We have the situation well in hand. 我们很好地控制住了局势。

The situation is well in hand. 局势已被很好地控制住了。