| 释义 | hammerer
 ham·merH0037000 (hăm′ər)n.1.  A hand tool consisting of a handle with a head of metal or other heavy rigid material that is attached at a right angle, used for striking or pounding.2.  A tool or device similar in function or action to this striking tool, as:a.  The part of a gunlock that hits the primer or firing pin or explodes the percussion cap and causes the gun to fire.b.  Music One of the padded wooden pieces of a piano that strikes the strings.c.  A part of an apparatus that strikes a gong or bell, as in a clock.3.  Anatomy See  malleus.4.  Sports A metal ball weighing 16 pounds (7.2 kilograms) and having a long wire or wooden handle by which it is thrown for distance in track-and-field competition.5.  A small mallet used by auctioneers.v. ham·mered, ham·mer·ing, ham·mers v.tr.1. a.  To hit, especially repeatedly, with a hammer; pound. See Synonyms at  beat.b.  To strike forcefully and repeatedly: hooves hammering the ground.c.  To assault with military force: hammered the position with artillery shells.2. a.  To beat into a shape with a hammer or similar tool: hammered the metal into a goblet.b.  To accomplish or produce with difficulty or effort. Often used with out: hammer out an agreement.3.  To put together, fasten, or seal, particularly with nails, by hammering.4.  To force upon (someone) by constant repetition: hammered the information into the students' heads.5. a.  To cause harm, loss, or difficulty to (someone), especially repeatedly: investors hammered in the bear market.b.  To defeat soundly: got hammered in the playoffs.c.  To attack verbally: a politician hammered in the pressv.intr.1.  To deal repeated blows with or as if with a hammer; pummel: "Wind hammered at us violently in gusts" (Thor Heyerdahl).2.  To undergo beating in the manner of a hammer: My pulse hammered.3.  Informal To keep at something continuously. Often used with away: hammered away at the problem.Idiom:  under the hammer For sale at an auction.[Middle English hamer, from Old English hamor; see ak- in Indo-European roots.]
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