hammer

noun

工具 tool

1. 锤子；榔头
   a tool with a handle and a heavy metal head, used for breaking things or hitting nails
   1. The decision is a hammer blow for the steel industry.
      这一决定对于钢铁业是一个沉重的打击。
2. （拍卖用的）木槌
   a tool with a handle and a wooden head, used by a person in charge of an auction (= a sale at which things are sold to the person who offers the most money) in order to get people's attention when sth is just being sold
   1. to come/go under the hammer (= to be sold at auction )
      被拍卖

钢琴 in piano

3. 音槌
   a small wooden part inside a piano, that hits the strings to produce a sound

枪炮 in gun

4. 击铁
   a part inside a gun that makes the gun fire

体育运动 sport

5. 链球
   a metal ball attached to a wire, thrown as a sport
6. 链球（运动）
   the event or sport of throwing the hammer

verb

用工具锤打 hit with tool

1. （用锤子）敲，锤打
   to hit sth with a hammer
   1. I could hear somebody hammering next door.
      我能听到隔壁有人在锤打东西。
   2. She hammered the nail into the wall.
      她把钉子钉到墙上。
   3. He was hammering the sheet of copper flat.
      他正把铜片锤平。

连续敲打 hit many times

2. 反复敲打，连续击打（尤指发出大声）
   to hit sth hard many times, especially so that it makes a loud noise
   1. Someone was hammering at the door.
      有人在砰砰地打门。
   2. Hail was hammering down onto the roof.
      冰雹砸得屋顶咚咚响。
   3. I was so scared my heart was hammering (= beating very fast) in my chest.
      我吓得心里怦怦直跳。
   4. He hammered the door with his fists.
      他不断地用拳头擂门。

踢 / 击球 kick/hit ball

3. 猛踢；猛击
   to kick or hit a ball very hard
   1. He hammered the ball into the net.
      他一记猛射，将球踢进网。

轻易打败 defeat easily

4. 轻易打败（对方）
   to defeat sb very easily
   1. Our team was hammered 5-1.
      我队以1:5的悬殊比分败北。

1. N-COUNT 锤子;榔头
   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.
   1. He used a hammer and chisel to chip away at the wall.
      他用榔头和凿子铲墙。
2. VERB 用锤击;锤打
   If you hammer an object such as a nail, you hit it with a hammer.
   1. To avoid damaging the tree, hammer a wooden peg into the hole...
      为了不毁坏树，用锤子将一个木栓钉进洞里。
   2. Builders were still hammering outside the window.
      建筑工人仍在窗外敲敲打打。
   3. Hammer in means the same as hammer .
      hammer in 同 hammer
   4. The workers kneel on the ground and hammer the small stones in.
      工人们跪在地上，将小石子锤进去。
3. VERB （反复）敲打
   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.
   1. We had to hammer and shout before they would open up...
      我们不停地拍门、叫喊，他们才开了门。
   2. A crowd of reporters was hammering on the door...
      一群记者正在砰砰地拍打着大门。
   3. He hammered his two clenched fists on the table.
      他双拳紧握，重重地捶着桌子。
4. VERB 强行灌输;反复强调
   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.
   1. He hammered it into me that I had not suddenly become a rotten goalkeeper...
      他反复告诉我，我并没有一下子变成个差劲的守门员。
   2. Recent advertising campaigns from the industry have hammered at these themes.
      该行业最近的广告宣传活动一直在反复强调这些主题。
5. VERB 猛烈攻击;大力批评;严厉惩罚
   If you say that someone hammers another person, you mean that they attack, criticize, or punish the other person severely.
   1. The report hammers the private motorist...
      该报告严词谴责了那个私家车司机。
   2. If we turned up late we would be hammered by everybody.
      如果我们迟到，就会遭到大家的声讨。
6. V-PASSIVE （因税收政策变化、经济不景气等）使（企业）受到打击
   If you say that businesses are being hammered, you mean that they are being unfairly harmed, for example by a change in taxes or by bad economic conditions.
   1. Look at the numbers of small businesses that are being hammered unmercifully...
      看看有多少小企业正在遭受无情的打击。
   2. The company has been hammered by the downturn in the construction and motor industries.
      公司因建筑和汽车行业的衰退而受到了冲击。
7. VERB （在体育比赛中）使惨败，大败
   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.
   1. He hammered the young Austrian player in four straight sets.
      他直落4局轻取年轻的奥地利对手。
8. VERB （通常指因恐惧而心脏）快速跳动
   If someone's heart is hammering, it is beating very fast, usually because they are frightened.
   1. My heart was hammering. The footsteps had stopped outside my door.
      我的心怦怦直跳。脚步声已停在我的门外。
9. （机械设备中的）锤状物;（枪上的）击铁;(钢琴的）音槌
   In machines and instruments, a hammer is a part that hits another part. For example, in a gun the hammer causes the explosion which makes the bullet shoot out of it, and in a piano the hammers hit the strings and cause the sounds.
10. N-COUNT （田径运动中所掷的）链球
    In athletics, a hammer is a heavy weight on a piece of wire, which the athlete throws as far as possible.
    1. The hammer also refers to the sport of throwing the hammer.
       掷链球运动
    2. Events like the hammer and the discus are not traditional crowd-pullers in the West.
       掷链球和铁饼等在西方算不上传统的受欢迎项目。
11. PHRASE 满腔热情地;劲头十足地
    If you say that someone was going at something hammer and tongs, you mean that they were doing it with great enthusiasm or energy.
    1. He loved gardening. He went at it hammer and tongs as soon as he got back from work...
       他酷爱侍弄花草。只要下班一回到家，他就兴冲冲地忙活起来。
    2. They yell, shout and argue. For six hours a night they go at it, hammer and tongs.
       他们又叫又喊又吵，每晚都要乐此不疲地闹腾6个小时。
12. PHRASE 被拍卖
    If you say that something goes, comes, or is under the hammer, you mean that it is going to be sold at an auction.
    1. Ian Fleming's original unpublished notes are to go under the hammer at London auctioneers Sotheby's.
       伊恩·弗莱明未出版的原版笔记将在伦敦的苏富比拍卖行进行拍卖。

1. He broke into the old man's house and bludgeoned him with a hammer
   他闯进了老人的房子，用铁锤猛击老人。
2. He has set about carving up the company which Hammer created from almost nothing
   他已经开始动手拆分这家几乎是哈默白手起家创办的公司。
3. 'I think we should go in and hammer them.' — 'And a fat lot of good that would do us.'
   “我觉得我们应该进去把他们狠揍一顿。”——“那对我们有个屁用。”
4. He used a hammer and chisel to chip away at the wall.
   他用榔头和凿子铲墙。
5. To avoid damaging the tree, hammer a wooden peg into the hole
   为了不毁坏树，用锤子将一个木栓钉进洞里。
6. Builders were still hammering outside the window.
   建筑工人仍在窗外敲敲打打。
7. We had to hammer and shout before they would open up
   我们不停地拍门、叫喊，他们才开了门。
8. A crowd of reporters was hammering on the door
   一群记者正在砰砰地拍打着大门。
9. He hammered his two clenched fists on the table.
   他双拳紧握，重重地捶着桌子。
10. He hammered it into me that I had not suddenly become a rotten goalkeeper
    他反复告诉我，我并没有一下子变成个差劲的守门员。
11. Recent advertising campaigns from the industry have hammered at these themes.
    该行业最近的广告宣传活动一直在反复强调这些主题。
12. The report hammers the private motorist
    该报告严词谴责了那个私家车司机。
13. If we turned up late we would be hammered by everybody.
    如果我们迟到，就会遭到大家的声讨。
14. The company has been hammered by the downturn in the construction and motor industries.
    公司因建筑和汽车行业的衰退而受到了冲击。
15. He hammered the young Austrian player in four straight sets.
    他直落4局轻取年轻的奥地利对手。
16. My heart was hammering. The footsteps had stopped outside my door.
    我的心怦怦直跳。脚步声已停在我的门外。
17. He loved gardening. He went at it hammer and tongs as soon as he got back from work
    他酷爱侍弄花草。只要下班一回到家，他就兴冲冲地忙活起来。
18. They yell, shout and argue. For six hours a night they go at it, hammer and tongs.
    他们又叫又喊又吵，每晚都要乐此不疲地闹腾6个小时。
19. Ian Fleming's original unpublished notes are to go under the hammer at London auctioneers Sotheby's.
    伊恩·弗莱明未出版的原版笔记将在伦敦的苏富比拍卖行进行拍卖。
20. 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。
21. Beth spoke of Dr. Hammer in laudatory terms.
    贝丝谈及哈默医生时赞不绝口。
22. She swung the hammer at his head with all her might.
    她使出全身力气抡起榔头砸向他的脑袋。
23. Hammer's business pedigree almost guaranteed him the acquaintance of U.S. presidents
    哈默的商业背景几乎保证了他能够结识美国总统。
24. The hammer slipped out of her grasp.
    锤子从她的手中滑落。
25. You could smash the drawer up with a hammer
    可以用锤子把抽屉砸开。
26. Log on to the Hammer Web ring, with 12 more sites devoted to macabre movies.
    登录哈默网络联盟，就会找到另外12个专门播放恐怖电影的网站。
27. The natives used to hammer the metal into arrowheads, using heavy stones.
    土著人以前总是用沉重的石头把这种金属锤打成箭头。
28. Sparks flew up when the hammer struck the rock.
    铁锤砸在石头上，迸出了火星儿。
29. She killed him by a hammer.
    她用锤子砸死了他。
30. The only tools in the house are a hammer and a saw.
    屋子里仅有的工具是一把锤子和一把锯。

hammer away at sth

1. 努力干；孜孜以求
   to work hard in order to finish or achieve sth; to keep repeating sth in order to get the result that you want

hammer sth↔home

1. 反复讲透，重点讲清（要点、想法等）
   to emphasize a point, an idea, etc. so that people fully understand it
   1. to come/go under the hammer (= to be sold at auction )
      被拍卖
2. 用力踢球得分；把球猛踢进球门
   to kick a ball hard and score a goal

hammer sth into sb

1. 反复灌输
   to make sb learn or remember sth by repeating it many times

hammer out sth

1. 反复讨论出（一致意见）；充分研讨出（决定）
   to discuss a plan, an idea, etc. until everyone agrees or a decision is made
2. （在钢琴等上）敲打出
   to play a tune, especially on a piano, loudly and not very well

n.

hammer and tongs

• 激烈争吵（或打斗）
  if two people are at it hammer and tongs or go at it hammer and tongs , they argue or fight with a lot of energy and noise

noun

1. the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
   1. the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard
   2. the pounding of feet on the hallway

   Synonym:    poundhammeringpounding

2. a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle

3. a power tool for drilling rocks

   Synonym:    power hammer

4. a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate

5. the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled

   Synonym:    cock

6. a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire

7. a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.

   Synonym:    mallet

8. the ossicle attached to the eardrum

   Synonym:    malleus

verb

1. beat with or as if with a hammer
   1. hammer the metal flat

2. create by hammering
   1. hammer the silver into a bowl
   2. forge a pair of tongues

   Synonym:    forge