新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

hammer

英  [ˈhæmə]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • hammers

    1[C 可数名词] 锤子

    A hammer is a tool that consists of a heavy piece of metal at the end of a handle. It is used, for example, to hit nails into a piece of wood or a wall, or to break things into pieces.

    双语例句

    例:

    He used a hammer and chisel to chip away at the wall.

    他用锤子和凿子铲墙。

    2[C 可数名词] 链球

    In athletics, a hammer is a heavy weight on a piece of wire, which the athlete throws as far as possible.

    3[SING 单数型名词] 链球运动

    The hammer also refers to the sport of throwing the hammer.

    双语例句

    例:

    Events like the hammer and the discus are not traditional crowd-pleasers in the West.

    链球和铁饼之类的运动项目在西方不是大众所热衷的传统运动项目。

    PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词
  • hammer out

    1[PHRASAL 短语] (经过长时间或艰难的讨论)制定出

    If people hammer out an agreement or treaty, they succeed in producing it after a long or difficult discussion.

    双语例句

    例:

    I think we can hammer out a solution.

    我想我们可以通过讨论找到一个解决方案。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • hammer and tongs

    1劲头十足地

    If you say that someone was going at something hammer and tongs, you mean that they were doing it with great enthusiasm or energy.

    双语例句

    例:

    He loved gardening. He went at it hammer and tongs as soon as he got back from work.

    他喜爱园艺,下班一回到家,就劲头十足地干起来。

    VERB. 动词
  • hammers , hammering , hammered

    1[T 及物动词] 用锤击

    If you hammer an object such as a nail, you hit it with a hammer.

    双语例句

    例:

    To avoid damaging the tree, hammer a wooden peg into the hole.

    为了避免毁坏这棵树,把一只木钉敲进那个洞里。

    2[I 不及物动词] 砰砰敲击

    If you hammer on a surface, you hit it several times in order to make a noise, or to emphasize something you are saying when you are angry.

    近义词

    pound

    双语例句

    例:

    We had to hammer and shout before they would open up.

    我们只有不停拍门并大声喊叫,他们才会开门。

    例:

    A crowd of reporters was hammering on the door.

    一群记者砰砰砰地在敲门。

    3[I 不及物动词] 把…灌输给…

    If you hammer something such as an idea into someone or you hammer at it, you keep repeating it forcefully so that it will have an effect on them.

    双语例句

    例:

    He hammered it into me that I had not suddenly become a rotten goalkeeper.

    他反复说服我,说我并没有一下子变成了个糟糕的守门员。

    4[T 及物动词] 猛烈攻击 , 严厉批评 , 严厉惩罚

    If you say that someone hammers another person, you mean that they attack, criticize, or punish the other person severely.

    双语例句

    例:

    Democrats insisted they will continue to hammer Bush on his tax plan.

    民主党人坚称,他们将继续抨击布什的税收计划。

    5[T 及物动词] (在体育比赛中)轻松击溃

    In sport, if you say that one player or team hammered another, you mean that the first player or team defeated the second completely and easily.

    近义词

    thrash

    双语例句

    例:

    He hammered the young left-hander in three straight sets.

    他连胜3局,轻松击溃了这位年轻的左撇子选手。