hammer

名词 hammer:

1. the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
   同义词：cock
2. a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
3. the ossicle attached to the eardrum
   同义词：malleus
4. a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw
5. a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate
6. a power tool for drilling rocks
   同义词：power hammer
7. the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
   同义词：pound, hammering, pounding

动词 hammer:

1. beat with or as if with a hammer
2. create by hammering
   同义词：forge

1. After much discussion the negotiators hammered out a compromise settlement.
   双方经多次谈判达成一项折衷的解决办法。
2. The teacher has been trying to hammer in the facts.
   教师一直设法把这些事实灌输给学生。
3. The police hammered the door.
   警察不停地敲门。
4. He hit the nail into the wall with a hammer.
   他用一把锤子把钉子打进墙里去。

ham.mer

n.（名词）
A hand tool used to exert an impulsive force by striking, consisting of a handle with a perpendicularly attached head made of a relatively heavy, rigid material.
锤子：一种通过敲击发出冲击力的工具，包括一个把手和一个与之垂直的由较沉、较重的金属制成的头
A tool or device similar in function or action to this striking tool, as:
击打工具：一种与这种击打工具功能或作用相似的一种工具或器具，如：
The part of a gunlock that hits the primer or firing pin or explodes the percussion cap and causes the gun to fire.
击铁，击锤：枪机中用来击发底火或击动撞针以击穿火帽，使得枪炮得以发射的部分
Music One of the padded wooden pieces of a piano that strikes the strings.
【音乐】 音锤：钢琴中用以敲击琴键的护垫木槌
A part of an apparatus that strikes a gong or bell, as in a clock.
锣锤，小锤：敲锣或打钟的机械中的一部分，如用于钟表中的
Anatomy See malleus
【解剖学】 参见 malleus
Sports A metal ball weighing ' pounds (7.2 kilograms) and having a long wire or wooden handle by which it is thrown for distance in track-and-field competition.
【体育运动】 链球：由重'磅(7.2千克）的金属球和一条长链或木把手组成，人手持链端或把手在田径比赛中将其投远以争高低
A small mallet used by auctioneers.
拍卖锤：拍卖者所用的小锤
v.（动词）
ham.mered,ham.mer.ing,ham.mers
v.tr.（及物动词）
To hit, especially repeatedly, with or as if with a hammer; pound.See Synonyms at beat
锤击，击：敲打，尤指连续地用锤子敲打或好象用锤子敲打；连续猛击参见 beat
To beat into a shape with or as if with a hammer:
锤平，推敲：用锤子或好象用锤子打出一个形状来：
例句：
hammered out the dents in the fender; hammered out a contract acceptable to both sides.
把挡板上的凹洞敲平；制定出双方都能接受的合约

To put together, fasten, or seal, particularly with nails, by hammering.
锤合，锤紧：用锤子来加固、固定或密封，尤指通过钉子
To force upon by constant repetition:
通过一直重复进行强调：
例句：
hammered the information into the students` heads.
把这条信息反复向学生们强调

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To deal repeated blows with or as if with a hammer; pummel:
敲击，打击：用或好象用锤子来反复地敲打；击打，用拳头连续揍：
例句：
.Wind hammered at us violently in gusts.(Thor Heyerdahl)
.猛烈的狂风一阵阵地打在我们的身上.(索尔·海尔达尔)

To undergo beating in the manner of a hammer:
象锤子似的敲击：
例句：
My pulse hammered.
我的脉博象锤子一样重击着

Informal To keep at something continuously:
【非正式用语】 坚持不懈地从事某项工作：
例句：
hammered away at the problem.
坚持不懈地处理着这个问题

<习惯用语>go under the hammer 或
come under the hammer
To be put up for auction.
置于拍卖之下
来源：
Middle English hamer
中古英语 hamer
from Old English hamor * see ak-
源自 古英语 hamor *参见 ak-

【引伸】
ham.merer
n.（名词）