表示“分發”時，兩者區別不大，有時可互換，但表示其他意思時，不可混淆。　　

■《柯林斯高階英語詞典》對hand out 的解釋如下：　　

1. If you hand things out to people, you give one or more to each person in a group.　　

One of my jobs was to hand out the prizes. 　　

Food is still being handed out. 　　

= give out 　　

2. When people in authority hand out something such as advice or permission to do something, they give it. 　　

I listened to a lot of people handing out a lot of advice. 　　

Planning permission is handed out sparingly.　　

■《柯林斯高階英語詞典》對give out 的解釋如下：　　

1. If you give out a number of things, you distribute them among a group of people. 　　

There were people at the entrance giving out leaflets. 　　

2. If you give out information, you make it known to people. 　　

He wouldn't give out any information. 　　

How often do you give your phone number out? 　　

3. If a piece of equipment or part of the body gives out, it stops working. 　　

All machines give out eventually. 　　

One of his lungs gave out entirely. 　　

4. If you give out something such as a scream or a sigh, you sigh, scream, or make some other sound. 　　

He gave out a scream of pain. 　　

= let out