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单词 drill
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drillnoun [ C ]

uk/drɪl/us/drɪl/

drill noun [ C ] (TOOL)

a tool or machine that makes holes:

an electric/pneumatic drill
a dentist's drill
a drill bit (= the sharp part of the drill that cuts the hole)

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Tools

  • adze
  • Allen key
  • anvil
  • auger
  • awl
  • axe
  • excavator
  • grappling iron/hook
  • grindstone
  • guillotine
  • hacksaw
  • hatchet
  • plunger
  • rasp
  • reamer
  • sander
  • sandpaper
  • scissor
  • scissors
  • vane

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drill noun [ C ] (REGULAR ACTIVITY)

an activity that practises a particular skill and often involves repeating the same thing several times, especially a military exercise intended to train soldiers:

In some of these schools, army-style drills are used to instil a sense of discipline.
a spelling/pronunciation drill

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Exams, tests & exercises

  • achievement test
  • AP
  • cloze test
  • comprehension
  • entrance exam
  • exercise
  • flunk
  • IB
  • IELTS
  • invigilate
  • mock
  • oral
  • prelim
  • resat
  • resit
  • road test
  • script
  • sit
  • TOEFL
  • trial

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Military training & ceremonies

Idiom(s)

what's the drill for sth?

drillverb

uk/drɪl/us/drɪl/

drill verb (MAKE HOLE)

[ I or T ] to make a hole in something using a special tool:

Drill three holes in the wall for the screws.
They are going to drill for oil nearby.

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Making holes in things

  • bore
  • breach
  • dent
  • gouge
  • hole
  • perforate
  • perforated
  • pierce
  • piercing
  • prick
  • probe
  • punch
  • puncture
  • riddle

drill verb (PRACTISE)

[ I or T ] to practise something, especially military exercises, or to make someone do this:

We watched the soldiers drilling on the parade ground.

[ T usually + adv/prep ] to tell someone something repeatedly to make them remember it:

It was drilled into us at an early age that we should always say "please" and "thank you".
He drilled the children in what they should say.

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Repeating an action

  • bring
  • bring sth back
  • circle
  • come/go/turn full circle idiom
  • comeback
  • do sth over
  • eye
  • iterative
  • keep on doing sth
  • keep your eye in idiom
  • performance
  • practice
  • repeat
  • revert
  • revert to sth
  • revisit
  • there you go again idiom
  • warm
  • warm sth over
  • wave

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Phrasal verb(s)

drill down
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