hammer
noun [ C ] uk/?h?m.?r/ us/?h?m.?/
(TOOL)
B2 锤子，榔头
a tool consisting of a piece of metal with a flat end that is fixed onto the end of a long, thin, usually wooden handle, used for hitting things
- More examples
- She hit her thumb with the hammer.
- She took a hammer and knocked a hole in the wall.
(SPORT)
（体育比赛中的）链球
a heavy metal ball attached to a chain that is thrown as part of a sports event
the hammer 链球比赛
the event or sport in which a hammer is thrown as far as possible
She qualified for the women's hammer final. 她进入了女子链球的决赛。
(PART OF GUN)
（枪支的）撞针，击针，撞锤
the part of a gun that hits another part when you pull the trigger to send out the bullet
(PART OF PIANO)
（钢琴的）琴槌，音槌
#p#分页标题#e#one of the parts of a piano that hits the strings to make a sound
Idioms
be/go at it hammer and tongsidiom informal 激烈地做某事（尤指争论）
to do something, especially to argue, with a lot of energy or violence
come/go under the hammeridiom 被拍卖
to be sold at an auction (= public sale where objects are bought by the people who offer the most money)
A private collection of her early paintings is expected to go under the hammer next year. 一批由私人收藏的她的早期画作预计将于明年拍卖。
hammer
verb uk/?h?m.?r/ us/?h?m.?/
(USE TOOL) #p#分页标题#e#
[ I or T, usually + adv/prep ]（用锤子）敲击
to hit something with a hammer
Can you hold this nail in position while I hammer it into the door? 你能捏住这颗钉子，好让我把它钉进门里吗？
I could hear you hammering upstairs. 我能听见你在楼上敲打的声音。
My car's got a dent, and I was hoping they'd be able to hammer it out (= remove it by hammering). 我的车上有一处凹痕，我希望他们能把它敲平。
(HIT WITH FORCE)
[ I or T, usually + adv/prep ]用力敲打;猛踢
to hit or kick something with a lot of force
I was woken up suddenly by the sound of someone hammering on/at the front door. 有人重重地捶前门，把我惊醒了。
He hammered the ball into the net, giving France a 3–2 win over Italy. 他将球劲射入网，使法国队以3比2战胜了意大利队。
(DEFEAT)
[ T ] informal（在比赛或战斗中）彻底击败，击垮
to defeat someone completely in a game or a fight
We were hammered in both games. 我们两场比赛都被击败了。
Synonyms: annihilate beat (DEFEAT)conquercrush (BEAT)defeat thrash (DEFEAT) trounce
(CRITICIZE)
[ T ] informal严厉批评，指责
to criticize someone or something strongly
Her latest film has been hammered by the critics. 她最新拍摄的电影遭到评论家们的猛烈批评。
Idiom
hammer something homeidiom 解释清楚，阐明
#p#分页标题#e#to make certain that something is understood by expressing it clearly and forcefully
The advertising campaign will try to hammer home the message that excessive drinking is a health risk. 这次广告宣传将使大家清楚地了解过量饮酒有害健康。
Phrasal verbs
hammer away at something 坚持不懈地努力做
to work without stopping and with a lot of effort
hammer something into someone 反复向（某人）灌输
to force someone to understand something by repeating it a lot
I always had it hammered into me that I mustn't lie. 我总是反复对自己说不能撒谎。
hammer something out （争论或讨论后）达成（协议或解决办法）
to reach an agreement or solution after a lot of argument or discussion
Three years after the accident the lawyers finally managed to hammer out a settlement with the insurance company. 事故发生3年后，律师们终于与保险公司商定了解决办法。
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