hammers
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.
He used a hammer and chisel to chip away at the wall.
他用锤子和凿子铲墙。
In athletics, a hammer is a heavy weight on a piece of wire, which the athlete throws as far as possible.
The hammer also refers to the sport of throwing the hammer.
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。
hammer out
If people hammer out an agreement or treaty, they succeed in producing it after a long or difficult discussion.
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。
hammer and tongs
If you say that someone was going at something hammer and tongs, you mean that they were doing it with great enthusiasm or energy.
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。
hammers , hammering , hammered
If you hammer an object such as a nail, you hit it with a hammer.
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。
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.
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。
A crowd of reporters was hammering on the door.
一群记者砰砰砰地在敲门。
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.
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。
If you say that someone hammers another person, you mean that they attack, criticize, or punish the other person severely.
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。
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.
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。