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单词 hammer blow
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Definition of hammer blow in English:

hammer blow

noun
  • 1A powerful stroke with a hammer.

    a silver button shows dents from repeated hammer blows
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This process is similar to forge welding except that pressure is applied by means of rolls rather than by means of hammer blows.
    • The handle glides on two ball bearings and is strong enough to take reasonable hammer blows if a patch becomes stuck.
    • Upon reaching the torpedo room, they heard answering hammer blows from inside the boat.
    • Censors had cut groans, hammer blows to wooden stakes, and some blood from the original film.
    • My first hammer blow was too tentative; I hit harder and felt the bottle give way.
    • The hammer blows literally made me jump out of my seat!
    • The frame secures the lock cylinder to the rear, preventing it from being dislodged by hammer blows.
    • Between each hammer blow, you turn the drill one quarter to an eighth of a revolution.
    • If you find the bit binding frequently, make the hammer blows quicker and lighter.
    • Hammer blows began smashing the door.
    1. 1.1British A sudden and damaging shock or disappointment.
      these claims are a hammer blow to the fishing industry
      Example sentencesExamples
      • This policy is a real hammer blow to our industry and our job prospects.
      • Cornwall's most hi-tech and perhaps least known industry, global communications, will suffer a hammer blow.
      • These claims are a hammer blow to the fishing industry, and if proved true will have long-term consequences for the industry.
      • The news will come as a hammer blow to staff, who have endured a turbulent time at the company over the last six months.
      • Defeat would be a hammer blow to the morale of her track and field teammates.
      • He is refusing to concede defeat in the battle for the world championship, despite seeing his title hopes suffer a hammer blow in Spain.
      • The budget is likely to deliver a hammer blow, and it could be an expensive new year for us all.
      • The company delivered a hammer blow to its shareholders after the market closed.
      • The changing of the criteria for qualification for higher education grants from "recoupable income" to include assets would be a hammer blow to farm families.
      • The loss of the festival last year because of foot-and-mouth disease was a hammer blow to the economy of South West England.
 
 
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