| 释义 |
drill in
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  drill in - teach by drills and repetition beat in, hammer in, ram downdrill - teach by repetition |
drill in
drill in(to) (someone or something)1. Literally, to bore into or pierce something. Unfortunately, we need to drill into the ground to try to find the burst pipe.2. To teach something through repetition. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "drill" and "in." When I was a kid, the times tables were simply drilled into us.See also: drilldrill someone in somethingto give someone practice in something. Now, I am going to drill you in irregular verbs. The teacher drilled the students in the use of the passive.See also: drilldrill in (to something)to bore into or penetrate something. The worker drilled into the wall in three places. Please don't drill into the wall here, where it will show.See also: drilldrill in
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