单词	drill
释义	noun | verb drilldrill1 /drɪl/ ●●○ noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS► You know the drill  You know the drill – Christmas at my parents’ and New Year’s at Aunt Jill’s. 1 [countable] a tool or machine used for making holes in something:  an electric drill a dentist’s drill2[countable] a method of teaching students, soldiers, sports players, etc. something by making them repeat the same lesson, exercise, etc. many times:  multiplication drills a marching drill3fire/emergency etc. drill an occasion when you practice what you should do during a dangerous situation such as a fire4the drill the usual expected way that something is done:  You know the drill – Christmas at my parents’ and New Year’s at Aunt Jill’s.5[uncountable] a type of strong cotton cloth6[countable] a machine for planting seeds in rows7[countable] a row of seeds planted by machine, or the long narrow hole that they are planted in noun | verb drilldrill2 ●●○ verb Etymology ETYMOLOGYdrill2 Origin: 1500-1600 Dutch drillen Verb Table VERB TABLE drill Simple Form Present I, you, we, they drill he, she, it drills Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they drilled Present perfect I, you, we, they have drilled he, she, it has drilled Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had drilled Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will drill Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have drilled Continuous Form Present I am drilling he, she, it is drilling you, we, they are drilling Past I, he, she, it was drilling you, we, they were drilling Present perfect I, you, we, they have been drilling he, she, it has been drilling Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been drilling Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be drilling Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been drilling Collocations COLLOCATIONS► drill ... holes  We’ll have to drill some more holes. ► drill for oil  Oil companies still drill for oil (=make a hole in the earth to find oil) off the coast here. ► well drilled  Our flight crew is well drilled in handling emergencies. Thesaurus THESAURUSto make a small hole in or through something using an object with a sharp point► pierce to make a small hole in or through something using an object with a sharp point:  A bullet pierced his spinal cord. Pierce a hole in each card to thread the ribbon through. ► make a hole in something to cut something or do something else that causes it to have a hole:  Make a hole in the bottom of the can using a hammer and nail. ► poke a hole informal to make a hole in something by pushing something pointed into it:  Use your finger to poke a hole in the dough. ► prick to make a very small hole in the surface of something, using something thin with a sharp point:  She pricked her finger with the needle. ► punch to make a hole in something using a metal tool or other sharp object:  I had to punch an extra hole in the belt to get it to fit. ► puncture to make a small hole in something so that air or liquid can get out:  A broken rib punctured his lung. ► drill to make a hole using a special tool:  He drilled three holes in the wall about six inches apart. ► bore to make a deep round hole in a hard surface:  Workers bored a hole in the rock. ► penetrate formal to pass into or through something that is deep or thick, and usually make a hole in it:  The bullet penetrated the door and went through the other side. to do an activity regularly in order to improve your skill or to prepare for a test► practice to do an activity regularly in order to improve your skill or to prepare for a test:  Teresa practices karate two hours a day. Coach says I need to practice hard if I want to play next year (=practice a lot). ► rehearse to practice something such as a play or concert before giving a public performance:  The band was rehearsing for the show that night. ► work on something to practice a skill, musical instrument, etc. in order to improve:  Jessie has been working on her tennis serve. ► train to prepare for a sports event by exercising and practicing:  Olympic swimmers train for hours every day. ► drill to teach people something by making them repeat the same exercise, lesson, etc. many times:  The program allows you to drill yourself on grammar, vocabulary, and dictation. 1[intransitive, transitive] to make a hole in something using a drill:  The dentist started drilling, but I couldn’t feel anything. We’ll have to drill some more holes.drill into/through We finally managed to drill through the wall. Oil companies still drill for oil (=make a hole in the earth to find oil) off the coast here.► see thesaurus at pierce2[transitive] to teach students, soldiers, sports players, etc. something by making them repeat the same exercise, lesson, etc. many times: drill somebody in something The game is designed to drill children in the letters of the alphabet. Our flight crew is well drilled in handling emergencies.► see thesaurus at practice23[transitive] to plant seeds in rows using a machinedrill something into somebody phrasal verb to keep telling someone something until he or she knows it very well:  Mom drilled it into my head that I should never talk to strangers.
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