| 单词 | wrecking ball |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswrecking ball wrecking ball n. a large, heavy metal ball which, hung from a crane, may be swung into a building to demolish it. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > [noun] > demolition equipment wrecking ball1952 demolition ball1953 1952 Business Week 19 July 33/2 Instead of using a one-ton wrecking ball at the end of a 60-ft. beam, the building must be knocked down..with a 16-lb. sledge hammer. 1977 Rolling Stone 21 Apr. 34/4 It's the laugh of a man who just watched a wrecking ball smash his house to splinters so a new freeway could go through. 1984 New Yorker 20 Feb. 50/2 The wrecking ball bursts through the wall with the bookshelves, scattering the works of famous authors. < as lemmas |
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