| 单词 | hew |
| 释义 | hew (hjuː ) Word forms: hews , hewing , hewed , hewed , hewn 1. verb If you hew stone or wood, you cut it, for example with an axe. [old-fashioned] He felled, peeled and hewed his own timber. [VERB noun] Synonyms: cut, chop, axe, hack 2. verb [usually passive] If something is hewn from stone or wood, it is cut from stone or wood. [literary, old-fashioned] ...the rock from which the lower chambers and subterranean passageways have been hewn. [be V-ed + from/out of] ...medieval monasteries hewn out of the rockface. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: carve, make, form, fashion 3. See also rough-hewn 4. verb If someone or something hews to something, they believe, accept, or stay close to it. [US] For generations, they kept mostly to themselves, marrying within the community and hewing to tradition. [VERB to noun] In its final form the legislation hews closely to the plan the administration unveiled a year ago. [VERB to noun] |
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