sledgehammer

noun

1. （有长柄的）大锤
   a large heavy hammer with a long handle

1. (用于击碎岩石和混凝土的)大锤
   A sledgehammer is a large, heavy hammer with a long handle, used for breaking up rocks and concrete.
2. 杀鸡用牛刀
   If you say that someone is using a sledgehammer to crack a nut, you mean that they are using stronger measures than are really necessary to solve a problem.

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. If a jeweler's hammer isn't strong enough to chip off our rough edges, God will use a sledgehammer.
   若首饰匠的细锤无法除去我们的棱角，神便动用大锤。
3. I was holding a large crowbar, and my co-worker was holding a sledgehammer.
   我拿着一根很大的撬棍，我的同事拿着一把大锤。
4. Indeed, a proposed new system for finding miners trapped by an underground collapse is activated simply by hammering on an iron plate with a sledgehammer.
   更确切地说，新提出的一套用于营救地下被困矿工的系统，仅仅是在铁板旁边加一个铁锤。
5. When Zhang Ruimin took over Haier, a Chinese white-goods company, in1984, he smashed one of the company's products to pieces with a sledgehammer to show what he thought of its quality.
   1984年张瑞敏接管海尔&一家中国白色家电（指冰箱，洗衣机等）公司。当时他用一把大锤把该公司出产的一件电器敲得粉碎，为了表示他认为质量很差。
6. The impact of a sledgehammer on pilings;
   长柄大铁锤砸木桩的碰撞；
7. The conjurer threw the watch into the mortar and grasped a sledgehammer from the table.
   魔术师把表扔进臼里，从桌子上拿起一把大锤。
8. With the ups and downs of the police in the hands of a sledgehammer, a gaming machines have been turned into debris.
   随着民警手中大锤的起落，一台台赌博机相继化为碎屑。
9. She picked up the sledgehammer and began banging away with enthusiasm.
   她拿起大锤便用力敲打起来。
10. He took rather a sledgehammer approach to the whole thing.
    他对整件事采取的是大锤敲胡桃的方法。
11. Sledgehammer Tool can no longer be used on Hotels by pressing "J".
    在旅馆中按下“J”键，将不再直接使用大锤工具。
12. A two-handed sledgehammer; a two-handed crosscut saw; a machine designed for bimanual operation.
    两手用的锤；两手用的锯；计划两手操作的机器。
13. To the surprise of onlookers, he took a sledgehammer to the can, prompting others to throw in cellphones for similar treatment.
    他抄起一个大锤子猛砸垃圾箱，让围观者们惊讶不已。一些“粉碎烦恼”者还将手机扔进了他的垃圾箱，享受同等“待遇”。
14. She gave one a sledgehammer and a large chisel, one a hammer and smaller chisel, and the other an electric saw.
    她递给一个观众一把大锤和一把大凿子，又递给另一个观众一把小锤和一把小凿子，再递给第三个观众一把电锯。
15. He used the sledgehammer with great power, splitting the log with a single blow.
    他用大力挥着长柄大锤，只一下就把木头劈开了。
16. Dumpster and a sledgehammer were available for items that couldn't be shredded, which included an old computer and a tin of fattening office snacks.
    此外，活动组织方还准备了一个大型垃圾箱和一把长柄锤，用来对付那些不能粉碎的物品，例如旧电脑和让人发胖的办公室盒装零食等。
17. Rammed the door with a sledgehammer until it Broke open. Control handle up, gear retracting door open.
    用长柄大槌砸门，直至把门砸开操纵手柄向上，起落架收上时舱门打开。
18. Driving a nail with a sledgehammer isn't very effective.
    用一把大锤去拔个钉子很费劲吧。
19. They used a sledgehammer to* to drive a small nail you know.
    就好像是用大铁锤，钉一颗小钉子。
20. When Apocalypse Weekend was released as the add-on for Postal 2, it added the new Boomerang Machete, Sledgehammer, and Scythe.
    当启示周末是发表当做那数据片为邮政的2，它附加的那新回飞棒弯刀，大槌，和长柄的大镰刀。

n.

use a sledgehammer to crack a nut

• 抡着大锤砸核桃；杀鸡用牛刀
  to use more force than is necessary

noun

1. a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges

   Synonym:    maulsledge

verb

1. beat with a sledgehammer

   Synonym:    sledge