单词 | hew |
释义 | Word Frequency hew(hjuː) verbWord forms: hews, hewing, hewed, hewed or hewn (hjuːn) 1. to strike (something, esp wood) with cutting blows, as with an axe 2. (transitive; often foll by out) to shape or carve from a substance 3. (tr; often foll by away, down, from, off, etc) to sever from a larger or another portion 4. (intransitive; often foll by to) US and Canadian to conform (to a code, principle, etc) Derived forms hewer (ˈhewer) noun Word origin Old English hēawan; related to Old Norse heggva, Old Saxon hāwa, Old High German houwan, Latin cūdere to beatWord Frequency HEWabbreviation for (in the US, formerly) Department of Health, Education, and Welfare |
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