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

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