单词	sledgehammer
释义	sledgehammersledge‧ham‧mer /ˈsledʒˌhæmə $ -ər/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINsledgehammer Origin: 1400-1500 sledge ‘sledgehammer’ (11-21 centuries) (from Old English slecg) + hammer Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS For instance, many people learn in high school that alcohol is a depressant-a kind of chemical sledgehammer for the mind. Grandmother Sylvia Pye is breaking up wood with a sledgehammer at the roadside. If that is true, he is waving a magic wand with a sledgehammer on the end. It did so by contrasting the answers from two workers who were busily wielding sledgehammers in a rock quarry. No gas, no needle, no sledgehammer. That's the heavy sledgehammer that Blake is swinging. The lock shattered with a single blow of the sledgehammer and they were in. The principle of proportionality - do not use a sledgehammer to crack a nut - is straight forward logic. word sets WORD SETS► Tools adze, nounair pump, nounanvil, nounattachment, nounauger, nounawl, nounaxe, nounbargepole, nounbattleaxe, nounbevel, nounbillhook, nounbit, nounblade, nounboat hook, nounbox end wrench, nounbradawl, nounbranding iron, nounBunsen burner, nounbuzz saw, nouncalculator, nouncallipers, nouncard, nounchainsaw, nounchisel, nouncircular saw, nounclaw, nouncraft knife, nouncrowbar, nouncutter, noundrill, noundropper, noundynamo, nounendoscope, nounfile, nounfile, verbgenerator, noungimlet, noungizmo, noungrappling iron, noungrindstone, nounhacksaw, nounhammer, nounhandsaw, nounharrow, nounhatchet, nounhigh-pressure, adjectiveinstrument, nounjack, nounjackhammer, nounjemmy, nounjigsaw, nounjimmy, nounknitting needle, nounlast, nounlevel, nounlever, nounmachete, nounmallet, nounmattock, nounmonkey wrench, nounnutcracker, nounpenknife, nounperiscope, nounpick, nounpickaxe, nounpinking shears, nounplane, nounplaner, nounpliers, nounplough, nounplumb line, nounplunger, nounpneumatic drill, nounpower drill, nounpower tool, nounprod, nounpulley, nounpunch, nounram, nounrasp, nounretool, verbriddle, nounrose, nounruler, nounsander, nounsandpaper, nounsaw, nounscissors, nounscraper, nounscrewdriver, nounshaft, nounshank, nounsickle, nounsieve, nounsledgehammer, nounsoldering iron, nounspanner, nounspirit level, nounspray gun, nounsquare, nounstamp, nounstaple gun, nounstripper, nountape, nountape measure, nountheodolite, nounthermometer, nounthermostat, nountomahawk, nountongs, nountool, nountool kit, nountriangle, nountrowel, nounT-square, nountwo-handed, adjectivewand, nounwedge, nounwhet, verbwhetstone, nounwire cutters, nounworkbench, nounyoke, noun a large heavy hammer
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