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

• When Zhang Ruimin took over Haier, a Chinese white-goods company, in1984, he smashed one of the company's products to pieces with a sledgehammer to show what he thought of its quality.
  1984年张瑞敏接管海尔&一家中国白色家电（指冰箱，洗衣机等）公司。当时他用一把大锤把该公司出产的一件电器敲得粉碎，为了表示他认为质量很差。
• The conjurer threw the watch into the mortar and grasped a sledgehammer from the table.
  魔术师把表扔进臼里，从桌子上拿起一把大锤。
• 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。
• The impact of a sledgehammer on pilings;
  长柄大铁锤砸木桩的碰撞；
• Sledgehammer Tool can no longer be used on Hotels by pressing "J".
  在旅馆中按下“J”键，将不再直接使用大锤工具。
• She picked up the sledgehammer and began banging away with enthusiasm.
  她拿起大锤便用力敲打起来。
• 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。
• A two-handed sledgehammer; a two-handed crosscut saw; a machine designed for bimanual operation.
  两手用的锤；两手用的锯；计划两手操作的机器。
• 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。
• 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。