单词	chisel
释义	chisel1 nounchisel2 verb chiselchis‧el1 /ˈtʃɪzəl/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINchisel1 Origin: 1300-1400 Old North French probably from chisoir, from Vulgar Latin caesorium ‘cutting tool’, from Latin caedere ‘to cut’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Carvers' chisels differ from carpentry chisels in the way they are sharpened. From the hardware drawer in the kitchen I equipped myself with a hammer, a chisel, and a mean-looking screwdriver. Giving him a foolish little wave, she decided she'd better return the chisel before she forgot all about it. Lorton put the box on the kitchen table and attacked the lock with an old chisel. Returning the chisel to the bench, she turned to leave and came face to face with Leo's sister. She set it on the bench and raised hammer and chisel. The saws and planes and chisels and hammers were abandoned. word sets WORD SETS► Tools adze, nounair pump, nounanvil, nounattachment, nounauger, nounawl, nounaxe, nounbargepole, nounbattleaxe, nounbevel, nounbillhook, nounbit, nounblade, nounboat hook, nounbox end wrench, nounbradawl, nounbranding iron, nounBunsen burner, nounbuzz saw, nouncalculator, nouncallipers, nouncard, nounchainsaw, nounchisel, nouncircular saw, nounclaw, nouncraft knife, nouncrowbar, nouncutter, noundrill, noundropper, noundynamo, nounendoscope, nounfile, nounfile, verbgenerator, noungimlet, noungizmo, noungrappling iron, noungrindstone, nounhacksaw, nounhammer, nounhandsaw, nounharrow, nounhatchet, nounhigh-pressure, adjectiveinstrument, nounjack, nounjackhammer, nounjemmy, nounjigsaw, nounjimmy, nounknitting needle, nounlast, nounlevel, nounlever, nounmachete, nounmallet, nounmattock, nounmonkey wrench, nounnutcracker, nounpenknife, nounperiscope, nounpick, nounpickaxe, nounpinking shears, nounplane, nounplaner, nounpliers, nounplough, nounplumb line, nounplunger, nounpneumatic drill, nounpower drill, nounpower tool, nounprod, nounpulley, nounpunch, nounram, nounrasp, nounretool, verbriddle, nounrose, nounruler, nounsander, nounsandpaper, nounsaw, nounscissors, nounscraper, nounscrewdriver, nounshaft, nounshank, nounsickle, nounsieve, nounsledgehammer, nounsoldering iron, nounspanner, nounspirit level, nounspray gun, nounsquare, nounstamp, nounstaple gun, nounstripper, nountape, nountape measure, nountheodolite, nounthermometer, nounthermostat, nountomahawk, nountongs, nountool, nountool kit, nountriangle, nountrowel, nounT-square, nountwo-handed, adjectivewand, nounwedge, nounwhet, verbwhetstone, nounwire cutters, nounworkbench, nounyoke, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► cold · Blocks can be cut quite easily with a hammer and cold chisel.· Cloud to buy a cold chisel.· Remove any nibs with a cold chisel and club hammer and dust clean.· If so, chop through them with a small cold chisel.· Long after I'd been smothered in bed I could hear them Riving at the religious stonework With screwdrivers and cold chisels. a metal tool with a sharp edge, used to cut wood or stone chisel1 nounchisel2 verb chiselchisel2 verb (past tense and past participle chiselled, present participle chiselling British English, chiseled, chiseling American English) [transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE chisel Simple Form Present I, you, we, they chisel he, she, it chisels Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they chiselled (BrE), chiseled (AmE) Present perfect I, you, we, they have chiselled (BrE), chiseled (AmE) he, she, it has chiselled (BrE), chiseled (AmE) Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had chiselled (BrE), chiseled (AmE) Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will chisel Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have chiselled (BrE), chiseled (AmE) Continuous Form Present I am chiselling (BrE), chiseling (AmE) he, she, it is chiselling (BrE), chiseling (AmE) you, we, they are chiselling (BrE), chiseling (AmE) Past I, he, she, it was chiselling (BrE), chiseling (AmE) you, we, they were chiselling (BrE), chiseling (AmE) Present perfect I, you, we, they have been chiselling (BrE), chiseling (AmE) he, she, it has been chiselling (BrE), chiseling (AmE) Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been chiselling (BrE), chiseling (AmE) Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be chiselling (BrE), chiseling (AmE) Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been chiselling (BrE), chiseling (AmE) Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And every waking hour she chipped at the ugly block, sanded, scored, chiselled, gouged gaping eye sockets. He stopped chiselling and looked down at her. Some of the boats chiselled into the rocks are fairly simple. The best way to find out how they were attached is to chisel away a little plaster next to the rail. Woodpeckers, accustomed to chiselling their food out of timber, have little difficulty in cutting out nest chambers in tree trunks. word sets WORD SETS► Sculpture bas-relief, nounbronze, nounbust, nouncarve, verbcarver, nouncarving, nouncast, verbcasting, nounchisel, verbeffigy, nounhigh relief, nounivory, nounmarble, nounpedestal, nounplaster, nounplaster cast, nounplaster of Paris, nounsculpt, verbsculptor, nounsculpture, nounsculptured, adjectivestatuary, nounstatue, nounstatuette, nountorso, nounwoodcarving, noun to use a chisel to cut wood or stone into a particular shapechisel something into/from/in etc something Martin chiselled a hole in the door for the new lock.
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