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单词 hammerer
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ham•mer /ˈhæmɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Buildinga tool consisting of a solid head set crosswise on a handle and used for driving nails, beating metals, etc.
  2. Buildingany of various instruments or devices resembling this in form, action, or use.
  3. Sporta metal ball attached to a steel wire at the end of which is a grip, for throwing in the sport called the hammer throw.

v. 
  1. Buildingto beat or drive (a nail, peg, etc.) with a hammer: [+ object]hammered a nail into the wall.[+ in + object]hammered in a nail.[+ object + in]The carpenter hammered a nail in.
  2. Buildingto fasten by using hammer and nails;
    nail: [+ object]hammered the door shut.
  3. Buildingto assemble or build with a hammer and nails: [+ together + object]to hammer together a small crate.[+ object + together]to hammer a small crate together.
  4. to shape or ornament (metal or a metal object) by controlled blows of a hammer;
    beat out:[+ object]hammered the metal into a horseshoe.
  5. to strike blows with or as if with a hammer:[no object]They hammered on the door.
  6. hammer away, [+ at + object]
    • to keep making hard-working attempts at something:hammered away at her speech for days.
    • to repeat in order to persuade:likes to hammer away at the importance of punctuality.
  7. hammer out:
    • to form or construct by repeated, vigorous, or strong effort: [+ out + object]to hammer out an agreement acceptable to both sides.[+ object + out]They hammered it out in only a few hours.
    • to settle or resolve, as by vigorous or repeated effort: [+ out + object]hammered out their differences.[+ object + out]hammered their differences out.
    • to hit with force: [+ out + object]to hammer out a tune on the piano.[+ object + out]hammering it out over and over again.
ham•mer•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ham•mer  (hamər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Buildinga tool consisting of a solid head, usually of metal, set crosswise on a handle, used for beating metals, driving nails, etc.
  2. Buildingany of various instruments or devices resembling this in form, action, or use, as a gavel, a mallet for playing the xylophone, or a lever that strikes the bell in a doorbell.
  3. Military[Firearms.]the part of a lock that by its fall or action causes the discharge, as by exploding the percussion cap or striking the primer or firing pin;
    the cock.
  4. Music and Danceone of the padded levers by which the strings of a piano are struck.
  5. Sport[Track.]a metal ball, usually weighing 16 lb. (7.3 kg), attached to a steel wire at the end of which is a grip, for throwing for distance in the hammer throw.
  6. Anatomythe malleus.
  7. Idioms under the hammer, for sale at public auction:The old estate and all its furnishings went under the hammer.

v.t. 
  1. Buildingto beat or drive (a nail, peg, etc.) with a hammer.
  2. Buildingto fasten by using hammer and nails;
    nail (often fol. by down, up, etc.):We spent the day hammering up announcements on fences and trees.
  3. Buildingto assemble or build with a hammer and nails (often fol. by together):He hammered together a small crate.
  4. to shape or ornament (metal or a metal object) by controlled and repeated blows of a hammer;
    beat out:to hammer brass; to hammer a brass bowl.
  5. to form, construct, or make with or as if with a hammer;
    build by repeated, vigorous, or strenuous effort (often fol. by out or together):to hammer out an agreement; to hammer together a plot.
  6. to produce with or by force (often fol. by out):to hammer out a tune on the piano; to hammer a home run.
  7. to pound or hit forcefully:to hammer someone in the jaw.
  8. to settle (a strong disagreement, argument, etc.);
    bring to an end, as by strenuous or repeated effort (usually fol. by out):They hammered out their differences over a glass of beer.
  9. to present (points in an argument, an idea, etc.) forcefully or compellingly;
    state strongly, aggressively, and effectively (often fol. by home).
  10. to impress (something) as if by hammer blows:You'll have to hammer the rules into his head.
  11. Business[Brit.]
    • (in the London stock exchange) to dismiss (a person) from membership because of default.
    • to depress the price of (a stock).

v.i. 
  1. to strike blows with or as if with a hammer.
  2. to make persistent or laborious attempts to finish or perfect something (sometimes fol. by away):He hammered away at his speech for days.
  3. to reiterate;
    emphasize by repetition (often fol. by away):The teacher hammered away at the multiplication tables.
  • bef. 1000; Middle English hamer, Old English hamor; cognate with German Hammer hammer, Old Norse hamarr hammer, crag; origin, originally made of stone; probably akin to Russian kámen' stone
hammer•a•ble, adj. 
hammer•er, n. 
hammer•like′, adj. 
    • 13, 14.See corresponding entry in Unabridged knock, bang.
    • 14.See corresponding entry in Unabridged strike.
    • 15.See corresponding entry in Unabridged resolve, solve, thrash, work.

Ham•mer  (hamər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographical Armand, 1898–1990, U.S. businessman and art patron.

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