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. 锤子

He used a hammer and chisel to chip away at the wall. 他用锤子和凿子将墙壁一点点凿掉。

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

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。

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. 砰砰敲击

We had to hammer and shout before they would open up. 我们不得不砰砰敲打并大喊大叫，他们才会开门。

A crowd of reporters was hammering on the door. 一群记者在砰砰敲那扇门。

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…灌输给…

He hammered it into me that I had not suddenly become a rotten goalkeeper. 他反复向我灌输，我并没有突然变成一个糟糕的守门员。

5. V-T If you say that someone hammers another person, you mean that they attack, criticize, or punish the other person severely. 猛烈攻击; 严厉批评; 严厉惩罚

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。

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. (在体育比赛中) 轻松击溃

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。

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. 链球

8. N-SING The hammer also refers to the sport of throwing the hammer. 链球运动

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通常不是很吸引观众。

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. 劲头十足地

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。