hand to hand

中英例句：

1. Bucket of water is passed from hand to hand to put the fire out.
   人們一桶又一桶傳遞著水以便把火撲滅。
2. Buckets of water were passed from hand to hand to put the fire out.
   人們一桶又一桶傳遞著水以便把火撲滅。

詞意辨析：

hand in hand, hand to hand

這是兩個關於hand的固定詞組。
hand in hand: 意思是“攜手”、“手拉著手”、“與...聯繫”、“共同地”。

• Let's work hand in hand.
  讓我們攜手合作吧。
• Theory should go hand in hand with practice.
  理論應與實際結合。
• You must go hand in hand with us.
  你們必須和我們步調一致。

hand to hand: 意思是“短兵相接”。

• On boarding enemy's vessel，the marines fought hand to hand.
  登上敵船後，水兵們短兵相接。

英文解釋：

形容詞 hand to hand:

1. being at close quarters
   同義詞：hand-to-hand

副詞 hand to hand:

1. at close quarters