VERB 劈;砍;乱劈;猛砍 If you hack something or hack at it, you cut it with strong, rough strokes using a sharp tool such as an axe or knife.
An armed gang barged onto the train and began hacking and shooting anyone in sight... 一伙持械歹徒闯上火车,开始见人就砍、举枪便射。
Some were hacked to death with machetes... 有些人被大砍刀砍死。
Matthew desperately hacked through the leather. 马修拼命地将皮革砍穿。
Hack away means the same as hack . hack away 同 hack
He started to hack away at the tree bark. 他开始砍树皮。
VERB (在丛林等中)开辟道路 If you hack your way through an area such as a jungle or hack a path through it, you move forward, cutting back the trees or plants that are in your way.
We undertook the task of hacking our way through the jungle. 我们负责在丛林中开路。
VERB 大幅缩减(大小、长度);大幅降低(价格) If you hack at or hack something which is too large, too long, or too expensive, you reduce its size, length, or cost by cutting out or getting rid of large parts of it.
He hacked away at the story, eliminating one character entirely. 他大幅缩短了这篇故事,将其中一个人物彻底砍掉了。
N-COUNT (粗制滥造的)职业文人,雇佣文人 If you refer to a professional writer, such as a journalist, as a hack, you disapprove of them because they write for money without worrying very much about the quality of their writing.
...tabloid hacks, always eager to find victims in order to sell newspapers. 为了使报纸好卖而总是急于寻找牺牲品的小报蹩脚记者们
...a hack writer of cheap romances. 撰写庸俗的爱情故事的雇佣文人
N-COUNT 二流政客;政治仆从 If you refer to a politician as a hack, you disapprove of them because they are too loyal to their party and perhaps do not deserve the position they have.
Far too many party hacks from the old days still hold influential jobs. 太多以前的老党棍依然身居要职。
VERB (尤指为获取机密信息)侵入,非法进入(他人的计算机系统) If someone hacks into a computer system, they break into the system, especially in order to get secret information.
The saboteurs had demanded money in return for revealing how they hacked into the systems. 那些故意破坏者索要钱财,以作为透露自己是如何非法进入该电脑系统的交换条件。
VERB 骑马 If you hack or go hacking, you go out for a ride on horseback.
The children could be seen hacking across the hillside on their ponies. 可以看到孩子们正骑着小马穿过山坡。
骑马 A hack is a ride on horseback.
供出租的骑用马 A hack is a horse which people can hire from a stable to go out riding.
PHRASE 做不来;无法应付 If you say that someone can't hack it or couldn't hack it, you mean that they do not or did not have the qualities needed to do a task or cope with a situation.
You have to be strong and confident and never give the slightest impression that you can't hack it... 你必须坚强自信,千万不要给人留下丝毫你应付不来的印象。
Smith tries to convince them that he can hack it as a police chief. 史密斯试图让他们相信,作为警长自己能应付得了。