sledgehammer

英 [ˈsledʒhæmə(r)]

美 [ˈsledʒhæmər]

n.  (有长柄的)大锤

复数：sledgehammers　第三人称单数：sledgehammers　现在分词：sledgehammering　过去式：sledgehammered　过去分词：sledgehammered　

GRE

BNC.22246 / COCA.19255

习惯用语

n.

use a sledgehammer to crack a nut
• 抡着大锤砸核桃；杀鸡用牛刀
  to use more force than is necessary

牛津词典

noun

• （有长柄的）大锤
  a large heavy hammer with a long handle

柯林斯词典

• (用于击碎岩石和混凝土的)大锤
  Asledgehammeris a large, heavy hammer with a long handle, used for breaking up rocks and concrete.
• 杀鸡用牛刀
  If you say that someone is usinga sledgehammer to crack a nut, you mean that they are using stronger measures than are really necessary to solve a problem.

英英释义

noun

• a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
  Synonym:maulsledge

verb

• beat with a sledgehammer
  Synonym:sledge

双语例句

• She picked up the sledgehammer and began banging away with enthusiasm.
  她拿起大锤便用力敲打起来。
• To the surprise of onlookers, he took a sledgehammer to the can, prompting others to throw in cellphones for similar treatment.
  他抄起一个大锤子猛砸垃圾箱，让围观者们惊讶不已。一些“粉碎烦恼”者还将手机扔进了他的垃圾箱，享受同等“待遇”。
• She gave one a sledgehammer and a large chisel, one a hammer and smaller chisel, and the other an electric saw.
  她递给一个观众一把大锤和一把大凿子，又递给另一个观众一把小锤和一把小凿子，再递给第三个观众一把电锯。
• He took rather a sledgehammer approach to the whole thing.
  他对整件事采取的是大锤敲胡桃的方法。
• Rammed the door with a sledgehammer until it Broke open. Control handle up, gear retracting door open.
  用长柄大槌砸门，直至把门砸开操纵手柄向上，起落架收上时舱门打开。
• When Apocalypse Weekend was released as the add-on for Postal 2, it added the new Boomerang Machete, Sledgehammer, and Scythe.
  当启示周末是发表当做那数据片为邮政的2，它附加的那新回飞棒弯刀，大槌，和长柄的大镰刀。
• They used a sledgehammer to* to drive a small nail you know.
  就好像是用大铁锤，钉一颗小钉子。
• I was holding a large crowbar, and my co-worker was holding a sledgehammer.
  我拿着一根很大的撬棍，我的同事拿着一把大锤。
• Driving a nail with a sledgehammer isn't very effective.
  用一把大锤去拔个钉子很费劲吧。
• I used a sledgehammer to drive the pegs into the ground
  我用一把大锤子把短桩打进地里。