hammer n. 1.槌,铁锤,榔头。 2.【机械工程】唇锤,杵锤。 3.(会议主席或拍卖人用的)小木槌。 4.槌状物,(电铃的)小槌子,锣锤;【音乐】音槌。 5.(火器的)击铁。 6.【体育】链球。 7.【解剖学】(中耳的)锤骨。 a soldering hammer 烙铁。 a steam hammer 蒸汽锤。 hammer throwing 掷链球。 be [go] at it hammer and tongs 闹哄哄地激烈殴斗[争辩]。 between (the) hammer and (the) anvil 腹背受敌,两面被夹攻。 be [go, come] under the hammer 被拍卖。 bring [send] sth. to the hammer 拿…去拍卖。 hammer and tongs 〔口语〕猛烈地,全力地,劲头十足地,以雷霆万钧之势。 knight of the hammer 铁匠。 up to the hammer 极好的,无可疵议的。 vt. 1.锤击,锤薄;使锤成;把…锤进。 2.(用拳头)痛打。 3.〔口语〕(用炮)猛轰使惨败。 4.〔英国〕(交易所中敲榔头)宣布(某人、公司等)已无偿还能力。 5.〔俚语〕严厉批评,攻击。 6. (辩论时)提出(有力理由等);硬性灌输〔常与 home 连用〕。 hammer a box together 钉成一个箱子。 hammer an idea into sb.'s head 硬向某人灌输某种观念。 hammered finish of stone 锤琢过的石材。 vi. 接连锤打。 give sb. A good hammering 痛打某人一顿。 hammer at 1. 一再敲打。 2. 不断研究,埋头于…。 3. 接连说明。 hammer away at 连连敲打;刻苦钻研,反复谈论 (hammer away at the same point 老是强调同一观点)。 hammer down 用锤钉上。 hammer in (to) 用锤敲进。 hammer out 1. 锤薄;锤平。 2. 苦心想出;推敲出。 3. 敲出(音调等)。4.调整,消除。
Charles had a lot of homework to do and he went at it hammer and tongs till midnight 查尔斯有一大堆的家庭作业,他拼命地做,一直做到深夜。
Billy slapped george ' s face and now they are going at it hammer and tongs in back of the house 比利打了乔治一耳光,所以现在他俩在屋子后面激烈地打斗。
The committee have been in session on the problem for two hours , and they ' re still going at it hammer and tongs 委员会对那个问题已经讨论了两个小时,他们还是在激烈地争论着。
Mr and mrs hickson went at it hammer and tongs when they got home . they woke all their neighbours with their quarrelling 希克逊先生和太太回到家里时,激烈地争吵起来。他们的争吵把邻居们全吵醒了。
The committee has in session for three hours on the question of the proposed in crease in membership fees , and they ' re still going at it hammer and tongs 委员会就有关建议增加会员的问题已经开了三个小时会,他们仍然在激烈地讨论着。