sledgehammer的意思

sledgehammer

英式音标['slɛdʒhæmɚ]
美式英标['sledʒhæmə]

基本解释

adj. 手下不留情的；强力的

vt. 用大锤打；猛力打

n. 大锤；猛烈的打击

中文词源

sledgehammer 长柄大锤

sledge,重锤，hammer,锤子。

英文词源

sledgehammer (n.): late 15c., from sledge (n.1) + hammer (n.). As a verb, from 1834. Old English had slegebytel "hammer," from beetle (n.2).

实用例句

1. I used a sledgehammer to drive the pegs into the ground.: 我用一把大锤子把短桩打进地里。

2. She picked up the sledgehammer and began banging away with enthusiasm.: 她拿起大锤便用力敲打起来.

3. She hit the nail with a sledgehammer.: 她用大锤钉钉子.

4. She killed him by a sledgehammer.: 她用大锤砸死了他.

5. Printing visiting cards on a thirty - inch press is using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.: 在30英寸印刷机上印名片简直是大材小用.

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