hammer

1. N-COUNT 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. 錘子

He used a hammer and chisel to chip away at the wall. 他用錘子和鑿子將墻壁一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)鑿掉。

2. V-T If you hammer an object such as a nail, you hit it with a hammer. 用錘擊

To avoid damaging the tree, hammer a wooden peg into the hole. 為了避免毀壞這棵樹，把一只木釘敲進(jìn)那個(gè)洞里。

3. V-I 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. 砰砰敲擊

We had to hammer and shout before they would open up. 我們不得不砰砰敲打并大喊大叫，他們才會(huì)開門。

A crowd of reporters was hammering on the door. 一群記者在砰砰敲那扇門。

4. V-T/V-I If you hammer something such as an idea into people or you hammer at it, you keep repeating it forcefully so that it will have an effect on people. 把…灌輸給…

He hammered it into me that I had not suddenly become a rotten goalkeeper. 他反復(fù)向我灌輸，我并沒有突然變成一個(gè)糟糕的守門員。

5. V-T If you say that someone hammers another person, you mean that they attack, criticize, or punish the other person severely. 猛烈攻擊; 嚴(yán)厲批評(píng); 嚴(yán)厲懲罰

Democrats insisted they will continue to hammer Bush on his tax plan. 民主黨人堅(jiān)稱，他們將繼續(xù)抨擊布什的稅收計(jì)劃。

6. V-T In sports, if you say that one player or team hammered another, you mean that the first player or team defeated the second completely and easily. (在體育比賽中) 輕松擊潰

He hammered the young left-hander in three straight sets. 他連勝3局，輕松擊潰了這位年輕的左撇子選手。

7. N-COUNT In track and field, a hammer is a heavy weight on a piece of wire, which the athlete throws as far as possible. 鏈球

8. N-SING The hammer also refers to the sport of throwing the hammer. 鏈球運(yùn)動(dòng)

Events like the hammer and the discus are not traditional crowd-pleasers in the West. 鏈球和鐵餅之類的運(yùn)動(dòng)項(xiàng)目在西方通常不是很吸引觀眾。

9. PHRASE If you say that someone was going at something hammer and tongs, you mean that they were doing it with great enthusiasm or energy. 勁頭十足地

He loved gardening. He went at it hammer and tongs as soon as he got back from work. 他喜愛園藝，下班一回到家，就勁頭十足地干起來。