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Chisel Chiseled Tool Carve Cut Sharp End Hammer

英语单词 chisel
英美音标 英 ['tʃɪzl] 美 ['tʃɪzl]
中文释义 n.凿子
v.雕;凿;欺骗
英语例句 (1) She used a chisel to prise off the lid.
(2) He works with a file, a chisel, and an awl.
(3) He chiseled that rock into the figure of a woman.
(4) He has chiseled me out of $5.
(5) You mustn't chisel for good marks.
中文例句 (1) 她用凿子来把盖子凿开。
(2) 他工作起来又用锉刀,又用凿子,又用锥子。
(3) 他把那块石头凿成一个女人像。
(4) 他骗去了我五块钱。
(5) 你千万不要为得高分而作弊。
vocabulary简明 When you carve a statue from a block of marble, you use a tool called a chisel to cut out the shape. Chisel is the name of the tool and also the name of the action.
vocabulary扩展 A chisel has a flat, sharp end. To carve using a chisel, you hit the back of it with a hammer or another blunt instrument. Chisel can also mean "to cheat." If someone chisels you out of your allowance, they shaved it away from you bit by bit.
柯林斯解释
in AM, use 美国英语用 chiseling, chiseled
1
[N-COUNT 可数名词]凿子;錾子 A chisel is a tool that has a long metal blade with a sharp edge at the end. It is used for cutting and shaping wood and stone.
  • ...a hammer and chisel.

    锤子和凿子

2
[VERB 动词]凿,雕,刻(木头、石头) If you chisel wood or stone, you cut and shape it using a chisel.
  [V n]
  • They sit and chisel the stone to size.

    他们坐下来把石头凿成合适的大小。

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