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drill

(drɪl)

Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense drills, present participle drilling, past tense, past participle drilled

1. countable noun

A drill is a tool or machine that you use for making holes.

...pneumatic drills.

...a dentist's drill.

2. verb

When you drill into something or drill a hole in something, you make a hole in it using a drill.

He drilled into the wall of Lili's bedroom. [VERB preposition]

I drilled five holes at equal distance. [VERB noun]

Synonyms: bore, pierce, penetrate, sink in More Synonyms of drill

3. verb

When people drill for oil or water, they search for it by drilling deep holes in the ground or in the bottom of the sea.

There have been proposals to drill for more oil. [VERB + for]

The team is still drilling. [VERB]

drilling uncountable noun

Drilling is due to start early next year.

4. countable noun

A drill is a way that teachers teach their students something by making them repeat it many times.

The teacher runs them through a drill–the days of the week, the weather and somecounting.

5. verb

If you drill people, you teach them to do something by making them repeat it many times.

He drills the choir to a high standard. [VERB noun]

Synonyms: train, coach, teach, exercise More Synonyms of drill

drilling uncountable noun

...stimulation rather than repetitive drilling.

6. variable noun [oft NOUN noun]

A drill is repeated training for a group of people, especially soldiers, so that they can do something quickly and efficiently.

The Marines carried out a drill that included 18 ships and 90 aircraft.

His hands were clasped behind him like a drill sergeant.

7. countable noun [oft noun NOUN]

A drill is a routine exercise or activity, in which people practise what they should do in dangerous situations.

...a fire drill.

...air-raid drills.

Synonyms: practice, procedure, routine, system More Synonyms of drill

8. uncountable noun [oft noun NOUN, NOUN noun]

Drill is thick cotton material which is used for making uniforms and trousers.

...cotton drill.

9. countable noun

A drill is a long line in the earth, a few centimetres deep, which a farmer or gardener makes to plant seeds in.

Sow the seeds in drills about 1/2in. deep and 12in. apart.

More Synonyms of drill

drill in British English 1

(drɪl)

noun

a rotating tool that is inserted into a drilling machine or tool for boring cylindrical holes

a hand tool, either manually or electrically operated, for drilling holes

3. military

training in procedures or movements, as for ceremonial parades or the use of weapons

(as modifier)

drill hall

strict and often repetitious training or exercises used as a method of teaching

5. informal

correct procedure or routine

a marine gastropod mollusc, Urosalpinx cinera, closely related to the whelk, that preys on oysters

a style of rap music characterized by graphic lyrics about violent crime

verb

to pierce, bore, or cut (a hole) in (material) with or as if with a drill

to drill a hole

to drill metal

to instruct or be instructed in military procedures or movements

10. (transitive)

to teach by rigorous exercises or training

11. (transitive) informal

to hit (a ball) in a straight line at great speed

12. (transitive) informal

to riddle with bullets

Derived forms

drillable (ˈdrillable)

adjective

driller (ˈdriller)

noun

Word origin

C17: from Middle Dutch drillen; related to Old High German drāen to turn

drill in British English 2

(drɪl)

noun

a machine for planting seeds in rows or depositing fertilizer

a small furrow in which seeds are sown

a row of seeds planted using a drill

verb

to plant (seeds) by means of a drill

Derived forms

driller (ˈdriller)

noun

Word origin

C18: of uncertain origin; compare German Rille furrow

drill in British English 3

(drɪl) or drilling

noun

a hard-wearing twill-weave cotton cloth, used for uniforms, etc

Word origin

C18: variant of German Drillich, from Latin trilīx, from tri- + līcium thread

drill in British English 4

(drɪl)

noun

an Old World monkey, Mandrillus leucophaeus, of W Africa, related to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly coloured

Word origin

C17: from a West African word; compare mandrill

drill in American English 1

(drɪl)

noun

a tool or apparatus for boring holes in wood, metal, stone, teeth, etc.

the sound of drilling or boring

3. US

any of various genera of snails, esp. a saltwater species (Urosalpinx cinerea), that bores through the shells of oysters and other shellfish and consumes their flesh

military or physical training, esp. of a group, as in marching, the manual of arms, or gymnastic exercises

a single exercise in such training

the process of training or teaching by the continued repetition of an exercise

a single exercise in such training or teaching

the method or style of drilling

7. Informal

the accepted or usual way of doing something

verb transitive

to bore (a hole) in (something) with or as with a drill

to train in military or physical exercise; specif., to exercise (troops) in close-order drill

10.

to teach or train by putting through repeated exercises

11.

to instill (ideas, facts, etc.) into someone by repeated exercises

12. US, Informal

to hit sharply

she drilled the ball past the pitcher; I drilled him with the ball

13. US, Slang

to penetrate with bullets

verb intransitive

14.

to bore a hole or holes

15.

to engage in, or be put through, military, physical, or mental exercises

SIMILAR WORDS: ˈpractice

Derived forms

driller (ˈdriller)

noun

Word origin

Du dril < drillen, to bore, ult. < IE base *ter, to rub (esp. with turning motion) > throw

drill in American English 2

(drɪl)

noun

a furrow in which seeds are planted

a row of planted seeds

a machine for making holes or furrows, dropping seeds into them, and covering them

verb transitive

to sow (seeds) in rows to improve growth and efficiency

to plant (a field) in drills

drill in American English 3

(drɪl)

noun

a coarse linen or cotton cloth with a diagonal weave, used for work clothes, uniforms, etc.

Word origin

< earlier drilling < Ger drillich < OHG drilich, made of three threads < L trilix (gen. trilicis) < tri-, tri- + licium, thread

drill in American English 4

(drɪl)

noun

a short-tailed, bright-cheeked monkey (Mandrillus leucophaeus) native to W Africa, resembling the mandrill but smaller

Word origin

< ? native term

drill in the Oil and Gas Industry

(drɪl)

Word forms: (present) drills, (past) drilled, (perfect) drilled, (progressive) drilling

verb (transitive) (intransitive)

(Extractive engineering: Field development, Drilling)

To drill is to use a tool to make a hole for a well, with the aim of finding oil, gas, or water.

An infilling well is a well drilled between known producing wells to exploit the reservoir better.

Natural gas wells are wells drilled specifically for natural gas, and contain little or no oil.

To drill is to use a tool to make a hole for a well, with the aim of finding oil, gas, orwater.

drill bit, drill collar, drill ship, drill stem, drill string, driller, drilling

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Examples of 'drill' in a sentence
drill

Different officers used different military drill manuals, leading to chaos when their units tried to work together.We all know the drill.You know that big drill they used to dig the Channel Tunnel?He's a good coach but sometimes those who are good at training drills don't always work as managers.BP has begun experimental drilling in a group of potential gasfields in the North Sea.One drill using mannequins as opponents focused on team shape after attacking raids and, in particular, finding the shortest route back into a position.It would have a drill simulator and teach youngsters best practice in fracking management.Should churches go to the bother of fire drills?My own knowledge of tools for drilling holes is admittedly extremely slim.Price pulled up during a routine drill and was withdrawn from the squad by medical staff.

Word lists with
drill

monkey, tool

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drill

British English: drill /drɪl/ NOUN

A drill is a tool for making holes.

...electric drills.

American English: drill
Arabic: مِثْقَب
Brazilian Portuguese: furadeira
Chinese: 电钻
Croatian: bušilica
Czech: vrtačka
Danish: bor
Dutch: boor
European Spanish: taladro
Finnish: pora
French: perceuse
German: Bohrer
Greek: τρυπάνι
Italian: trapano
Japanese: ドリル
Korean: 드릴
Norwegian: drill
Polish: wiertło
European Portuguese: broca
Romanian: burghiu
Russian: дрель
Latin American Spanish: taladro
Swedish: borr
Thai: สว่าน
Turkish: matkap
Ukrainian: дриль
Vietnamese: máy khoan

British English: drill /drɪl/ VERB

When you drill into something or drill a hole in it, you make a hole using a drill.

He drilled into the wall.

You'll need to drill a hole in the wall.

American English: drill
Arabic: يَثْقُبُ
Brazilian Portuguese: furar
Chinese: 钻
Croatian: bušiti
Czech: vrtat
Danish: bore
Dutch: boren
European Spanish: taladrar
Finnish: porata
French: percer
German: bohren
Greek: τρυπώ
Italian: trapanare
Japanese: 穴をあける
Korean: ...에 구멍을 뚫다
Norwegian: drille
Polish: wywiercać
European Portuguese: furar
Romanian: a găuri
Russian: сверлить
Latin American Spanish: taladrar
Swedish: borra
Thai: เจาะ
Turkish: delmek matkapla
Ukrainian: свердлити
Vietnamese: khoan

All related terms of 'drill'

Chinese translation of 'drill'

drill

(drɪl)

n

(c) (= tool, machine)
1. (for DIY etc) 钻(鑽) (zuàn) (个(個), gè)
2. [of dentist] 钻(鑽)头(頭) (zuàntóu) (个(個), gè)
3. (for mining etc) 钻(鑽)孔器 (zuānkǒngqì)
(u) (= fabric) 斜纹(紋)布 (xiéwénbù)
(c) [(for fire, air raid)] 演习(習) (yǎnxí) (次, cì)

vt

[hole] 在 ... 上钻(鑽)孔 (zài ... shang zuānkǒng)
(= train) [troops] 训(訓)练(練) (xùnliàn)
[pupils] (in grammar, maths, singing etc) 训(訓)练(練) (xùnliàn)

vi

to drill (into) [wall, floor etc] (在 ... )钻(鑽)孔 ((zài ... ) zuānkǒng)
to drill (for) [oil, water, gas] 钻(鑽)(探某物) (zuān (tàn mǒuwù))

1 (noun) in the sense of bit

Definition

a machine or tool for boring holes

pneumatic drills

Synonyms

bit

borer

brace

gimlet

rotary tool

boring tool

2 (noun) in the sense of training

Definition

strict and often repetitious training

A local army base teaches them military drill.

Synonyms

training

He had no formal training as a decorator.

She will soon be back in training for next year.

exercise

Lack of exercise can lead to feelings of depression and exhaustion.

work-out

discipline

inner disciplines like transcendental meditation

instruction

Each candidate is given instruction in safety.

preparation

repetition

square-bashing (informal)

3 (noun) in the sense of practice

Definition

correct procedure

(informal)

a fire drill

Synonyms

practice

netball practice

procedure

He did not follow the correct procedure in applying for a visa.

routine

The players had to change their daily routine.

system

the decimal system of metric weights and measures

programme

the programme for reform outlined by the Soviet President

1 (verb) in the sense of bore

Definition

to bore a hole in (something) with or as if with a drill

I drilled five holes at equal distance.

Synonyms

bore

Get the special drill bit to bore the correct-size hole.

pierce

Pierce the skin of the potato with a fork.

penetrate

The needle penetrated the skin.

sink in

The implication took a while to sink in.

puncture

The bullet punctured his stomach.

perforate

The table was perforated by a series of small holes.

2 (verb) in the sense of train

Definition

to teach by rigorous exercises or training

He drills the choir to a high standard.

Synonyms

train

We train them in bricklaying and other building techniques.

coach

He coached me for my French exam.

teach

a programme to teach educational skills

She taught me to read.

exercise

She exercises two or three times a week.

discipline

I'm very good at disciplining myself.

practise

practising for a gym display

instruct

He instructs family members in nursing techniques.

rehearse

A group of actors are rehearsing a play about Joan of Arc.

3 (verb) in the sense of drive

These were lessons drilled into him by his Grandpa.

Synonyms

drive

Rain drove hard against the window.

hammer

Hammer a wooden peg into the hole.

drum

din

instil

indoctrinate

They have been completely indoctrinated.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of coach

Definition

to train or teach

He coached me for my French exam.

Synonyms

instruct,

train,

prepare,

exercise,

drill,

tutor,

cram

in the sense of discipline

inner disciplines like transcendental meditation

Synonyms

training,

practice,

exercise,

method,

regulation,

drill,

regimen

in the sense of discipline

Definition

to improve or attempt to improve the behaviour of (oneself or someone else) by training or rules

I'm very good at disciplining myself.

Synonyms

train,

control,

govern,

check,

educate,

regulate,

instruct,

restrain

Synonyms of 'drill'

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单词	drill
释义	Trends of drill View usage for: drill (drɪl) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense drills, present participle drilling, past tense, past participle drilled 1. countable noun A drill is a tool or machine that you use for making holes. ...pneumatic drills. ...a dentist's drill. 2. verb When you drill into something or drill a hole in something, you make a hole in it using a drill. He drilled into the wall of Lili's bedroom. [VERB preposition] I drilled five holes at equal distance. [VERB noun] Synonyms: bore, pierce, penetrate, sink in More Synonyms of drill 3. verb When people drill for oil or water, they search for it by drilling deep holes in the ground or in the bottom of the sea. There have been proposals to drill for more oil. [VERB + for] The team is still drilling. [VERB] drilling uncountable noun Drilling is due to start early next year. 4. countable noun A drill is a way that teachers teach their students something by making them repeat it many times. The teacher runs them through a drill–the days of the week, the weather and somecounting. 5. verb If you drill people, you teach them to do something by making them repeat it many times. He drills the choir to a high standard. [VERB noun] Synonyms: train, coach, teach, exercise More Synonyms of drill drilling uncountable noun ...stimulation rather than repetitive drilling. 6. variable noun [oft NOUN noun] A drill is repeated training for a group of people, especially soldiers, so that they can do something quickly and efficiently. The Marines carried out a drill that included 18 ships and 90 aircraft. His hands were clasped behind him like a drill sergeant. 7. countable noun [oft noun NOUN] A drill is a routine exercise or activity, in which people practise what they should do in dangerous situations. ...a fire drill. ...air-raid drills. Synonyms: practice, procedure, routine, system More Synonyms of drill 8. uncountable noun [oft noun NOUN, NOUN noun] Drill is thick cotton material which is used for making uniforms and trousers. ...cotton drill. 9. countable noun A drill is a long line in the earth, a few centimetres deep, which a farmer or gardener makes to plant seeds in. Sow the seeds in drills about 1/2in. deep and 12in. apart. More Synonyms of drill drill in British English 1 (drɪl) noun 1. a rotating tool that is inserted into a drilling machine or tool for boring cylindrical holes 2. a hand tool, either manually or electrically operated, for drilling holes 3. military a. training in procedures or movements, as for ceremonial parades or the use of weapons b. (as modifier) drill hall 4. strict and often repetitious training or exercises used as a method of teaching 5. informal correct procedure or routine 6. a marine gastropod mollusc, Urosalpinx cinera, closely related to the whelk, that preys on oysters 7. a style of rap music characterized by graphic lyrics about violent crime verb 8. to pierce, bore, or cut (a hole) in (material) with or as if with a drill to drill a hole to drill metal 9. to instruct or be instructed in military procedures or movements 10. (transitive) to teach by rigorous exercises or training 11. (transitive) informal to hit (a ball) in a straight line at great speed 12. (transitive) informal to riddle with bullets Derived forms drillable (ˈdrillable) adjective driller (ˈdriller) noun Word origin C17: from Middle Dutch drillen; related to Old High German drāen to turn drill in British English 2 (drɪl) noun 1. a machine for planting seeds in rows or depositing fertilizer 2. a small furrow in which seeds are sown 3. a row of seeds planted using a drill verb 4. to plant (seeds) by means of a drill Derived forms driller (ˈdriller) noun Word origin C18: of uncertain origin; compare German Rille furrow drill in British English 3 (drɪl) or drilling noun a hard-wearing twill-weave cotton cloth, used for uniforms, etc Word origin C18: variant of German Drillich, from Latin trilīx, from tri- + līcium thread drill in British English 4 (drɪl) noun an Old World monkey, Mandrillus leucophaeus, of W Africa, related to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly coloured Word origin C17: from a West African word; compare mandrill drill in American English 1 (drɪl) noun 1. a tool or apparatus for boring holes in wood, metal, stone, teeth, etc. 2. the sound of drilling or boring 3. US any of various genera of snails, esp. a saltwater species (Urosalpinx cinerea), that bores through the shells of oysters and other shellfish and consumes their flesh 4. a. military or physical training, esp. of a group, as in marching, the manual of arms, or gymnastic exercises b. a single exercise in such training 5. a. the process of training or teaching by the continued repetition of an exercise b. a single exercise in such training or teaching 6. the method or style of drilling 7. Informal the accepted or usual way of doing something verb transitive 8. to bore (a hole) in (something) with or as with a drill 9. to train in military or physical exercise; specif., to exercise (troops) in close-order drill 10. to teach or train by putting through repeated exercises 11. to instill (ideas, facts, etc.) into someone by repeated exercises 12. US, Informal to hit sharply she drilled the ball past the pitcher; I drilled him with the ball 13. US, Slang to penetrate with bullets verb intransitive 14. to bore a hole or holes 15. to engage in, or be put through, military, physical, or mental exercises SIMILAR WORDS: ˈpractice Derived forms driller (ˈdriller) noun Word origin Du dril < drillen, to bore, ult. < IE base ter, to rub (esp. with turning motion) > throw drill in American English 2 (drɪl) noun 1. a furrow in which seeds are planted 2. a row of planted seeds 3. a machine for making holes or furrows, dropping seeds into them, and covering them verb transitive 4. to sow (seeds) in rows to improve growth and efficiency 5. to plant (a field) in drills see also broadcast (sense 1) drill in American English 3 (drɪl) noun a coarse linen or cotton cloth with a diagonal weave, used for work clothes, uniforms, etc. Word origin < earlier drilling < Ger drillich < OHG drilich, made of three threads < L trilix (gen. trilicis) < tri-, tri- + licium, thread drill in American English 4 (drɪl) noun a short-tailed, bright-cheeked monkey (Mandrillus leucophaeus) native to W Africa, resembling the mandrill but smaller Word origin < ? native term drill in the Oil and Gas Industry (drɪl) Word forms:* (present) drills, (past) drilled, (perfect) drilled, (progressive) drilling verb (transitive) (intransitive) (Extractive engineering: Field development, Drilling) To drill is to use a tool to make a hole for a well, with the aim of finding oil, gas, or water. An infilling well is a well drilled between known producing wells to exploit the reservoir better. Natural gas wells are wells drilled specifically for natural gas, and contain little or no oil. To drill is to use a tool to make a hole for a well, with the aim of finding oil, gas, orwater. drill bit, drill collar, drill ship, drill stem, drill string, driller, drilling Image of drill © Iakov Filimonov, shutterstock Examples of 'drill' in a sentence drill Different officers used different military drill manuals, leading to chaos when their units tried to work together. Smithsonian Mag (2017) We all know the drill. Times, Sunday Times (2016) You know that big drill they used to dig the Channel Tunnel? The Sun (2016) He's a good coach but sometimes those who are good at training drills don't always work as managers. Times, Sunday Times (2017) BP has begun experimental drilling in a group of potential gasfields in the North Sea. Times, Sunday Times (2016) One drill using mannequins as opponents focused on team shape after attacking raids and, in particular, finding the shortest route back into a position. Times, Sunday Times (2016) It would have a drill simulator and teach youngsters best practice in fracking management. The Sun (2014) Should churches go to the bother of fire drills? Christianity Today (2000) My own knowledge of tools for drilling holes is admittedly extremely slim. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Price pulled up during a routine drill and was withdrawn from the squad by medical staff. Times, Sunday Times (2008) They are far more basic than any intricacies drilled on the training ground. The Sun (2016) Yet drill deeper into the numbers and the picture is not quite so optimistic. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Now the journalistic dentists will keep drilling. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The money raised is to be used for drilling. Times, Sunday Times (2014) He said that any slowdown in offshore drilling activity would be only temporary. Times, Sunday Times (2010) They have drilled two holes in the side of an old tub. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The technique uses two bore holes drilled into a coal seam. Times, Sunday Times (2009) This became a drill hall for recruits. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The southern drilling programme is high risk. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The reality of global energy is that we will continue to need to drill for oil beneath the seas. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The regime was unashamedly deterrent and was based on military drill, physical exercise and hard work. Coyle, Andrew & Stern, Vivien The Prisons We Deserve (1994) The group expects drilling to resume in early October. Times, Sunday Times (2008) We drill into people that we don't like surprises. Times, Sunday Times (2013) If you have an attachment for a hand drill that does this, so much the better. Times, Sunday Times (2015) We don't stand there and yell at them like drill sergeants. Times, Sunday Times (2014) They train 35 hours a week and know the drill by now but boredom is not a problem. The Sun (2012) For runners, the best approach is some gentle stretching followed by a few mobility drills and exercises. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Word lists with drill monkey, tool In other languages drill British English: drill /drɪl/ NOUN A drill is a tool for making holes. ...electric drills. American English: drill Arabic: مِثْقَب Brazilian Portuguese: furadeira Chinese: 电钻 Croatian: bušilica Czech: vrtačka Danish: bor Dutch: boor European Spanish: taladro Finnish: pora French: perceuse German: Bohrer Greek: τρυπάνι Italian: trapano Japanese: ドリル Korean: 드릴 Norwegian: drill Polish: wiertło European Portuguese: broca Romanian: burghiu Russian: дрель Latin American Spanish: taladro Swedish: borr Thai: สว่าน Turkish: matkap Ukrainian: дриль Vietnamese: máy khoan British English: drill /drɪl/ VERB When you drill into something or drill a hole in it, you make a hole using a drill. He drilled into the wall. You'll need to drill a hole in the wall. American English: drill Arabic: يَثْقُبُ Brazilian Portuguese: furar Chinese: 钻 Croatian: bušiti Czech: vrtat Danish: bore Dutch: boren European Spanish: taladrar Finnish: porata French: percer German: bohren Greek: τρυπώ Italian: trapanare Japanese: 穴をあける Korean: ...에 구멍을 뚫다 Norwegian: drille Polish: wywiercać European Portuguese: furar Romanian: a găuri Russian: сверлить Latin American Spanish: taladrar Swedish: borra Thai: เจาะ Turkish: delmek matkapla Ukrainian: свердлити Vietnamese: khoan All related terms of 'drill' drill bit A drill bit is a tool used to cut or crush rock. drill rig rig (sense 9 ) Also called : drilling rig oil drill a boring into the earth or sea bed for the extraction of petroleum boat drill practice in launching the lifeboats and taking off the passengers and crew of a ship drill down to look at or examine something in depth drill press a machine tool for boring holes , having a stand and work table with facilities for lowering the tool to the workpiece drill ship A drill ship is a ship which has been modified to include a drilling rig . drill stem A drill stem is all the parts of the equipment used for rotary drilling. fire drill When there is a fire drill in a particular building, the people who work or live there practise what to do if there is a fire. hand drill a rotating tool that is inserted into a drilling machine or tool for boring cylindrical holes kerb drill a pedestrian's procedure for crossing a road safely, esp as taught to children pack drill a military punishment by which the offender is made to march about carrying a full pack of equipment power drill a hand tool with a rotating chuck driven by an electric motor and designed to take an assortment of tools for drilling , grinding , polishing , etc test-drill to drill a test hole (in) twist drill a drill bit having two helical grooves running from the point along the shank to clear swarf and cuttings bayonet drill drill in the use of a bayonet diamond drill a diamond-tipped drill drill collar A drill collar is a thick tubular piece at the bottom of a drillpipe, which concentrates the weight on the rotating drill bit . drill string (in the oil industry ) a pipe made of lengths of steel tubing that is attached to the drilling tool and rotates during drilling to form a bore hammer drill a rock drill operated by compressed air in which the boring bit is not attached to the reciprocating piston drill sergeant (in the armed forces) a non-commissioned officer responsible for providing training in military drill , amongst other things pneumatic drill a percussive power drill powered by compressed air percussion drill a drill that is operated by percussion pattern practice a technique for practicing a linguistic structure in which students repeat a sentence or other structure, each time substituting a new element, such as a new verb , as directed by the teacher , or transforming the original structure, as in changing a statement to a question rig If someone rigs an election , a job appointment , or a game, they dishonestly arrange it to get the result they want or to give someone an unfair advantage . drillmaster a military drill instructor Chinese translation of 'drill' drill (drɪl) n (c) (= tool, machine) (for DIY etc) 钻(鑽) (zuàn) (个(個), gè) [of dentist] 钻(鑽)头(頭) (zuàntóu) (个(個), gè) (for mining etc) 钻(鑽)孔器 (zuānkǒngqì) (u) (= fabric) 斜纹(紋)布 (xiéwénbù) (c) [(for fire, air raid)] 演习(習) (yǎnxí) (次, cì) vt [hole] 在 ... 上钻(鑽)孔 (zài ... shang zuānkǒng) (= train) [troops] 训(訓)练(練) (xùnliàn) [pupils] (in grammar, maths, singing etc) 训(訓)练(練) (xùnliàn) vi to drill (into) [wall, floor etc] (在 ... )钻(鑽)孔 ((zài ... ) zuānkǒng) to drill (for) [oil, water, gas] 钻(鑽)(探某物) (zuān (tàn mǒuwù)) 1 (noun) in the sense of bit Definition a machine or tool for boring holes pneumatic drills Synonyms bit borer brace gimlet rotary tool boring tool 2 (noun) in the sense of training Definition strict and often repetitious training A local army base teaches them military drill. Synonyms training He had no formal training as a decorator. She will soon be back in training for next year. exercise Lack of exercise can lead to feelings of depression and exhaustion. work-out discipline inner disciplines like transcendental meditation instruction Each candidate is given instruction in safety. preparation repetition square-bashing (informal) 3 (noun) in the sense of practice Definition correct procedure (informal) a fire drill Synonyms practice netball practice procedure He did not follow the correct procedure in applying for a visa. routine The players had to change their daily routine. system the decimal system of metric weights and measures programme the programme for reform outlined by the Soviet President 1 (verb) in the sense of bore Definition to bore a hole in (something) with or as if with a drill I drilled five holes at equal distance. Synonyms bore Get the special drill bit to bore the correct-size hole. pierce Pierce the skin of the potato with a fork. penetrate The needle penetrated the skin. sink in The implication took a while to sink in. puncture The bullet punctured his stomach. perforate The table was perforated by a series of small holes. 2 (verb) in the sense of train Definition to teach by rigorous exercises or training He drills the choir to a high standard. Synonyms train We train them in bricklaying and other building techniques. coach He coached me for my French exam. teach a programme to teach educational skills She taught me to read. exercise She exercises two or three times a week. discipline I'm very good at disciplining myself. practise practising for a gym display instruct He instructs family members in nursing techniques. rehearse A group of actors are rehearsing a play about Joan of Arc. 3 (verb) in the sense of drive These were lessons drilled into him by his Grandpa. Synonyms drive Rain drove hard against the window. hammer Hammer a wooden peg into the hole. drum din instil indoctrinate They have been completely indoctrinated. Additional synonyms in the sense of coach Definition to train or teach He coached me for my French exam. Synonyms instruct, train, prepare, exercise, drill, tutor, cram in the sense of discipline inner disciplines like transcendental meditation Synonyms training, practice, exercise, method, regulation, drill, regimen in the sense of discipline Definition to improve or attempt to improve the behaviour of (oneself or someone else) by training or rules I'm very good at disciplining myself. Synonyms train, control, govern, check, educate, regulate, instruct, restrain Synonyms of 'drill' drill Explore 'drill' in the dictionary
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