hammer

/ˈhæmə(r)/ n. / v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

锤子；榔头；反复敲打；猛击

释义与例句

n. 锤子；榔头
a tool with a heavy metal head on a handle, used for hitting nails or breaking things
  1. You will need a hammer and some nails to fix the shelf.
    修这个架子需要一把锤子和一些钉子。
  2. The worker hit the metal peg with a heavy hammer.
    工人用一把重锤敲打金属销。
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  1. Keep the hammer out of the reach of small children.
    把锤子放在幼儿够不到的地方。
v. 反复敲打；猛击
to hit something repeatedly and often with great force
  1. Someone was hammering on the front door late at night.
    深夜有人在砰砰地猛敲前门。
  2. He hammered the nail into the wooden beam.
    他把钉子敲进了木梁。
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  1. Heavy rain hammered against the windows throughout the storm.
    暴风雨中，大雨不断猛烈地敲打窗户。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 hammer at/on the door 强调连续用力敲门；hammer a nail into sth 表示“把钉子敲进某物”。

词族与关联词

同义词
  • mallet 木槌
    hammer 通常有金属锤头，可用来钉钉子或敲击物体；mallet 的槌头常为木头、橡胶等，适合不想损坏被敲表面时使用。作动词时 hammer 还强调连续用力敲打。
    The carpenter used a wooden mallet to tap the joint into place. 木匠用木槌轻轻敲击，使接合处就位。
常见搭配
  • hammer a nail 钉钉子
    She hammered a nail into the wall to hang the picture. 她把钉子钉进墙里，用来挂画。
  • hit with a hammer 用锤子敲击
    He accidentally hit his thumb with a hammer. 他不小心用锤子砸到了拇指。
  • hammer on the door 砰砰敲门
    The firefighters hammered on the door and shouted a warning. 消防员砰砰敲门并大声发出警告。