drill

/drɪl/ n / v
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

钻头，钻机；操练，训练；练习；钻孔；操练，反复训练

释义与例句

n 钻头，钻机；操练，训练；练习
a tool or machine used for making holes; repeated practice or training; a type of exercise
  1. He used an electric drill to make a hole in the wall.
    他用电钻在墙上打了个洞。
  2. The soldiers did two hours of drill every morning.
    士兵们每天早晨进行两小时的操练。
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  1. The teacher gave us a spelling drill to practise.
    老师给我们做了一个拼写练习。
v 钻孔；操练，反复训练
to make a hole using a drill; to train by repeating exercises
  1. The workers drilled through the rock to build the tunnel.
    工人们钻穿岩石来修建隧道。
  2. The coach drilled the players in basic movements.
    教练反复训练球员的基本动作。
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  1. The teacher drilled the multiplication tables into the students.
    老师把乘法表反复灌输给学生。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 联想 "锥"，像锥子一样钻孔 → 钻，操练

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • driller 钻工；钻机
    drill 加 -er 指钻孔的人或机器
  • drilling 钻孔；钻探
    动名词形式，如 oil drilling（石油钻探）
同义词
  • practice 练习，训练
    practice 更通用；drill 强调重复性、机械性的训练。
    She does an hour of piano practice every day. 她每天练习一小时钢琴。
反义词
  • theory 理论
    theory 指理论学习，与 drill（实际操练）相对。
    The course combines theory with practical work. 这门课程把理论与实践结合起来。
常见搭配
  • drill a hole 钻孔
    We need to drill a hole for the new shelf. 我们需要为新架子钻个孔。
  • fire drill 消防演习
    The school held a fire drill this morning. 学校今天上午进行了消防演习。