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单词 drilled
释义

drill

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verb (1)

ˈdril How to pronounce drill (audio)
drilled; drilling; drills

transitive verb

1
a
: to fix something in the mind or habit pattern of by repetitive instruction
drill pupils in spelling
b
: to impart or communicate by repetition
c
: to train or exercise in military drill
2
a(1)
: to bore or drive a hole in
(2)
: to make by piercing action
drill a hole
b
: to shoot with or as if with a gun
c(1)
: to propel (something, such as a ball) with force or accuracy
drilled a single to right field
(2)
: to hit with force
drilled the batter with the first pitch

intransitive verb

1
: to make a hole with a drill
2
: to engage in an exercise
drillability
ˌdri-lə-ˈbi-lə-tē How to pronounce drill (audio)
noun
drillable
ˈdri-lə-bəl How to pronounce drill (audio)
adjective
driller
ˈdri-lər How to pronounce drill (audio)
noun

drill

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noun (1)

1
: an instrument with an edged or pointed end for making holes in hard substances by revolving or by a succession of blows
also : a machine for operating such an instrument
2
: the act or exercise of training soldiers in marching and in executing prescribed movements with a weapon
3
a
: a physical or mental exercise aimed at perfecting facility and skill especially by regular practice
b
: a formal exercise by a team of marchers
c
: the approved, correct, or usual procedure for accomplishing something : routine
4
a
: a marine snail (Urosalpinx cinerea) destructive to oysters by boring through their shells and feeding on the soft parts
b
: any of several mollusks related to the drill
5
: a drilling sound

drill

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noun (2)

: a western African baboon (Mandrillus leucophaeus synonym Papio leucophaeus) having a black face and brown coat and closely related to the mandrill

drill

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noun (3)

1
a
: a shallow furrow or trench into which seed is sown
b
: a row of seed sown in such a furrow
2
: a planting implement that makes holes or furrows, drops in the seed and sometimes fertilizer, and covers them with earth

drill

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verb (2)

drilled; drilling; drills

transitive verb

1
: to sow (seeds) by dropping along a shallow furrow
2
a
: to sow with seed or set with seedlings inserted in drills
b
: to distribute seed or fertilizer in by means of a drill

drill

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noun (4)

: a durable cotton twilled fabric

Synonyms

Verb (1)

  • bore
  • hole
  • perforate
  • pierce
  • punch
  • puncture
  • riddle

Noun (1)

  • grind
  • groove
  • lockstep
  • pattern
  • rote
  • routine
  • rut
  • treadmill

Verb (2)

  • plant
  • put in
  • seed
  • sow
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Word History

Etymology

Verb (1)

Dutch drillen

Noun (2)

origin unknown

Noun (3)

perhaps from drill small stream, from obsolete drill to trickle, drip

Noun (4)

short for drilling

First Known Use

Verb (1)

1619, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Noun (1)

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1644, in the meaning defined above

Noun (3)

1727, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb (2)

circa 1740, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (4)

1743, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

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verb

ˈdril How to pronounce drill (audio)
drilled; drilling
1
: to make holes in with a drill
2
: to teach by repeating a lesson or exercise again and again

drill

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noun

1
: a tool for making holes in hard substances
2
: the training of soldiers (as in marching)
3
: instruction in a subject or physical training that is practiced repeatedly

drill

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noun

: a special machine for making holes or furrows and planting seeds in them

drill

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verb

drilled; drilling
: to sow seeds with or as if with a special machine

Medical Definition

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transitive verb

ˈdril How to pronounce drill (audio)
: to make a hole in with a drill
the dentist drilled the tooth for a filling

intransitive verb

: to make a hole with a drill
painless dental drilling

drill

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noun

: an instrument with an edged or pointed end for making holes in hard substances (as bones or teeth) by revolving

drilled 1 of 2

verb (1)

past tense of drill
1
as in pierced
to make a hole or series of holes in the nerve-jangling sound when a dentist drills a tooth

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • pierced
  • punched
  • holed
  • poked
  • punctured
  • tapped
  • perforated
  • bored
  • riddled
  • penetrated
  • cut
  • excavated
  • broached
  • pricked
  • broke
  • grooved
  • gouged
  • hollowed
  • split
  • slit
  • slashed
  • notched
  • gashed
  • ruptured
  • prickled
  • rent
  • rended
  • burrowed (into)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • filled
  • sealed
  • plugged
  • patched
2
as in popped
to strike with a missile from a gun drilled the target from 100 yards away

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • popped
  • plugged
  • shot
  • gunned
  • destroyed
  • killed
  • dropped
  • slaughtered
  • butchered
  • peppered
  • blazed
  • brought down
  • picked off
  • dispatched
  • massacred
  • shotgunned
  • blew away
  • shot down
  • felled
  • decimated
  • annihilated
  • iced
  • pistoled
  • wiped out
  • potshot
  • pistolled
  • sniped (at)
  • blotted out
  • machine-gunned
  • slew
  • blasted (at)
  • croaked
  • fired (at)
  • tommy-gunned
  • did in

drilled

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verb (2)

past tense of drill
as in planted
to put or set into the ground to grow he drills soybeans in the same rows with corn

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • planted
  • seeded
  • put in
  • bedded
  • sowed
  • replanted
  • transplanted
  • potted
  • scattered
  • broadcasted
  • reseeded
  • broadcast
  • overseeded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • harvested
  • gathered
  • reaped
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