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单词 hammer
释义

hammer

UK /ˈhæmə(r)/

Word Forms

singularhammer
pluralhammers


  1. 1
    Sound Effect ♬♬♬♬♬♬a tool used for hitting things or forcing nails into wood that consists of a handle and a heavy metal top with one flat side

    He smashed a hole in the window with a hammer.

    take a hammer to something (=hit something hard using a hammer):

    She took a hammer to the headlamps of his car.

    Synonyms and related words

    General hand tools
  2. 2
    a heavy metal ball fixed to a chain and thrown as a sport
    Synonyms and related words

    Athletics and track and field sports
    1. 2a

      the hammer

      a sports event in which people throw a hammer as far as they can
      Synonyms and related words

      Athletics and track and field sports
  3. 3
    the part of a gun that pushes against the bullet to make the explosion when you pull the trigger with your finger
    Synonyms and related words

    Parts of a gun
  4. 4
    a part in a piano that hits the strings to make a sound
    Synonyms and related words

    Parts of musical instruments
  5. 5
    medicalthe malleus in the ear
    Synonyms and related words

    The ear and hearing

phrases

come/go under the hammer
hammer and tongs

hammer

US /ˈhæmər/

Word Forms

singularhammer
pluralhammers


  1. 1
    Sound Effect ♬♬♬♬♬♬a tool used for hitting things or forcing nails into wood that consists of a handle and a heavy metal top with one flat side

    He smashed a hole in the window with a hammer.

    take a hammer to something (=hit something hard using a hammer):

    She took a hammer to the headlights of his car.

    Synonyms and related words

    General hand tools
  2. 2
    the part of a gun that pushes against the bullet to make the explosion when you pull the trigger with your finger
    Synonyms and related words

    Parts of a gun
  3. 3
    a part in a piano that hits the strings to make a sound
    Synonyms and related words

    Parts of musical instruments
  4. 4
    a heavy metal ball attached to a chain and thrown as a sport
    Synonyms and related words

    Athletics and track and field sports
    1. 4a

      the hammer

      a sports event in which people throw a hammer as far as they can
      Synonyms and related words

      Athletics and track and field sports
  5. 5
    medicalthe malleus in the ear
    Synonyms and related words

    The ear and hearing

phrases

come/go under the hammer

hammer

UK /ˈhæmə(r)/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theyhammer
he/she/ithammers
present participlehammering
past tensehammered
past participlehammered


  1. 1
    intransitive/transitive Sound Effect ♬♬♬♬♬♬to hit something with a hammer

    Hammer the pegs into the wooden flooring.

    Someone was hammering in the cellar.

    Synonyms and related words

    To use a tool
    1. 1a
      to hit something hard or many times
      hammer on/at/into:

      Some of the patients were shouting and hammering on the walls.

      Owen hammered the ball into the back of the net.

      Synonyms and related words

      To hit an object
  2. 2
    transitive informalto defeat an opponent easily
    Synonyms and related words

    To defeat someone in a game, competition or argument
  3. 3
    transitive informalto criticize someone or something severely

    Her latest film was hammered by the critics.

    Synonyms and related words

    To criticize strongly
  4. 4
    intransitive informalif rain hammers down, a lot of it falls with great force
    Synonyms and related words

    To rain or snow
  5. 5
    intransitive informalto move or travel very fast

    Drivers hammer along this road all day.

    Synonyms and related words

    To move somewhere quickly
  6. 6
    intransitive if your heart hammers, it has a strong fast beat, especially because you are afraid or nervous
    Synonyms and related words

    Bleeding and what the heart and blood do

phrasal verbs

hammer away at
hammer into
hammer out

hammer

US /ˈhæmər/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theyhammer
he/she/ithammers
present participlehammering
past tensehammered
past participlehammered


  1. 1
    intransitive/transitive Sound Effect ♬♬♬♬♬♬to hit something with a hammer

    Hammer the pegs into the holes.

    Someone was hammering in the cellar.

    Synonyms and related words

    To use a tool
    1. 1a
      to hit something hard or many times
      hammer on/at/into:

      Some of the patients were shouting and hammering on the walls.

      Owen hammered the ball into the back of the net.

      Synonyms and related words

      To hit an object
  2. 2
    transitive informalto defeat an opponent easily
    Synonyms and related words

    To defeat someone in a game, competition or argument
  3. 3
    transitive informalto criticize someone or something severely

    Her latest movie was hammered by the critics.

    Synonyms and related words

    To criticize strongly
  4. 4
    intransitive informalif rain hammers down, a lot of it falls with great force
    Synonyms and related words

    To rain or snow
  5. 5
    intransitive if your heart hammers, it has a strong fast beat, especially because you are afraid or nervous

    He could feel his heart hammering in his chest.

    Synonyms and related words

    Bleeding and what the heart and blood do

phrasal verbs

hammer away at
hammer into
hammer out
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