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单词 sledgehammer
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
sledge•ham•mer /ˈslɛdʒˌhæmɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Buildinga large heavy hammer used with both hands.

adj. [before a noun]
  1. too powerful or forceful:sledgehammer punches.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
sledge•ham•mer  (slej′ham′ər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Buildinga large heavy hammer wielded with both hands.

v.t., v.i. 
  1. Buildingto hammer, beat, or strike with or as if with a sledgehammer.

adj. 
  1. crudely or ruthlessly forceful;
    lacking all dexterity or grace:the artist's sledgehammer approach.
  • sledge2 + hammer 1485–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sledgehammer /ˈslɛdʒˌhæmə/ n
  1. a large heavy hammer with a long handle used with both hands for heavy work such as forging iron, breaking rocks, etc
  2. (modifier) resembling the action of a sledgehammer in power, ruthlessness, etc: a sledgehammer blow
Etymology: 15th Century sledge, from Old English slecg a large hammer; related to Old Norse sleggja, Middle Dutch slegge
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