| 单词 | drill |
| 释义 | drill (once / 278 pages) 1nv 2n A drill is a power tool that's used for making narrow holes or sometimes for pushing screws into wood or other hard material. The word is also a verb to describe the action a drill performs. For example, a dentist might drill into your tooth if you have a cavity. A carpenter's drill can be held in one hand, while an oil drill is a large rig that hollows out holes in rock through which oil can flow. To drill is to bore holes in a hard surface, and it's also to teach something by repeating facts over and over: "I hate math, because my teacher just drills multiplication tables." Drill has a Dutch root, drillen, "to bore a hole, turn around, or whirl." WORD FAMILYdrill: drill-like, drilled, drilling, drills+/drilling: drillings USAGE EXAMPLESThe junior confidently drilled the Rose Bowl winner, sprinting away to celebrate amid pandemonium in the packed stadium. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) First there’s stretching, warm-up drills to fast-paced music. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) In one drill, a robot simulated a running back breaking into the open field. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1n a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows) Hypo|Hyper auger, gimlet, screw auger, wimble hand tool for boring holes bore bit, borer, rock drill, stone drilla drill for penetrating rock brace and bita drill consisting of a bit and a brace to hold and turn it breast drilla portable drill with a plate that is pressed against the chest to force the drill point into the work core drilla drill that removes a cylindrical core from the drill hole burr drill, dentist's drilla high speed drill that dentists use to cut into teeth hand drill, handheld drilla small portable drill held and operated by hand power drilla power tool for drilling holes into hard materials reamera drill that is used to shape or enlarge holes trepana drill for cutting circular holes around a center cross bita rock drill having cruciform cutting edges; used in mining electric drilla rotating power drill powered by an electric motor pneumatic drilla power drill powered by compressed air star drilla steel rock drill with a star-shaped point that is used for making holes in stones or masonry; it is operated by hitting the end with a hammer while rotating it between blows straight flute, straight-fluted drilla rock drill with flutes that are straight tool an implement used in the practice of a vocation 2n systematic training by multiple repetitions Syn|Hypo|Hyper exercise, practice, practice session, recitation fire drill an exercise intended to train people in duties and escape procedures to be followed in case of fire manual, manual of arms(military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle military drilltraining in marching and the use of weapons rehearsal(psychology) a form of practice; repetition of information (silently or aloud) in order to keep it in short-term memory dry run, rehearsala practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert) brushup, reviewpractice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory scrimmage(American football) practice play between a football team's squads shadowboxingsparring with an imaginary opponent (for exercise or training) target practicepractice in shooting at targets close-order drill(military) military drill of troops in standard marching (shoulder-to-shoulder) square-bashingdrill on a barracks square dress rehearsala full uninterrupted rehearsal in costumes shortly before the first performance run-throughan uninterrupted rehearsal walk-througha first perfunctory rehearsal of a theatrical production in which actors read their lines from the script and move as directed rub upa review that refreshes your memory grooming, preparation, training activity leading to skilled behavior 3n (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms Hyper grooming, preparation, training activity leading to skilled behavior 4v make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool don't drill here, there's a gas pipe drill a hole into the wall drill for oil Syn|Hypo|Hyper bore spud initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum counter-drilldrill in an opposite direction trepancut a hole with a trepan, as in surgery cut separate with or as if with an instrument 5v teach by repetition Hypo|Hyper beat in, drill in, hammer in, ram down teach by drills and repetition inculcate, infuse, instillteach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions dininstill (into a person) by constant repetition instruct, learn, teach impart skills or knowledge to 6v learn by repetition We drilled French verbs every day Syn|Hyper exercise, practice, practise learn, read, study, take be a student of a certain subject 7v undergo military training or do military exercises Hyper prepare, train undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession 8v train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons 2Hyper develop, educate, prepare, train create by training and teaching n similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored Syn|Hyper Mandrillus leucophaeus baboon large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles |
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