| 释义 |
gavelgav‧el /ˈɡævəl/ noun [countable]   - Already the auctioneer was positioned outside on the lawn, a table before him and a wooden gavel in his hand.
- Maitre Tajan will be bringing the gavel down on two attractive paintings from the Polo collection in this sale of Old Masters.
- So which party will voters see when the final gavel closes the convention tomorrow night?
- The big gavel of term limits has come down hard.
- The new jacket, with its swinging gavel and bold lettering, looks like a John Grisham thriller.
- The new Senate president banged down the gavel and called the chamber to order with a strong firm voice.
- Then he banged a gavel to pronounce them married and they all kissed, to wild applause from the gallery.
- Using the butt of a pistol as a gavel Rayne began the auction.
 a small hammer that the person in charge of a meeting, court of law, auction etc hits on a table in order to get people’s attention |