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manual /'mænjuəl/

• tính từ
  • (thuộc) tay; làm bằng tay
    • manual labour: lao động chân tay
    • manual workers: những người lao động chân tay
    • manual exercise: (quân sự) sự tập sử dụng súng
  • (thuộc) sổ tay; (thuộc) sách học

• danh từ
  • sổ tay, sách học
  • phím đàn (pianô...)
  • (quân sự) sự tập sử dụng súng

adjective, noun
+ adjective
1 (of work, etc.) involving using the hands or physical strength: manual labour / jobs / skills + manual and non-manual workers
2 operated or controlled by hand rather than automatically or using electricity, etc: a manual gearbox + My camera has manual and automatic functions. + The company has now transferred all its manual records onto computer.
3 connected with using the hands: manual dexterity
manually adverb: manually operated
+ noun
a book that tells you how to do or operate sth, especially one that comes with a machine, etc. when you buy it: a computer / car / instruction manual + Why don't you read the manual?
Compare: HANDBOOK
Idioms: on manual not being operated automatically: Leave the controls on manual.