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chisel n.凿子；v.凿；欺骗 chisel (n.) early 14c., from Anglo-French cisel, Old French cisel "chisel," in plural, "scissors, shears" (12c., Modern French ciseau), from Vulgar Latin *cisellum "cutting tool," from Latin caesellum, diminutive of caesus, past participle of caedere "to cut" (see -cide). Related: Chiseled; chiseling. chisel (v.) c.1500, "to break with a chisel," from chisel (n.). Slang sense of "to cheat, defraud" is first recorded in 1808 as chizzel; origin and connection to the older word are obscure (compare slang sense of gouge); chiseler in this sense is from 1918. Related: Chiseled; chiseling. 【记】音：吃凿，尺凿， 用铁尺凿

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['tʃizl] 【英】 v.凿; 欺骗(swindle or cheat)【考】 brush : painting / chisel : sculpture(画笔是画画的工具/ 凿子是雕刻的工具) n. (用来切削或雕刻石头、木头或金属的)凿子; v 用凿子雕刻或削切; (用不道德的手段)欺骗 = swindle = cheat【例】I chiseled a hole in the wall 我在墙上凿了个孔.【记】chi吃, se涩: 用凿子凿下来的碎末, 吃起来比较涩.【类】brush: painting = chisel: sculpture画笔是画画的工具 = 凿子是雕刻的工具

单词	chisel
音标	['tʃizl]
解释	n.凿子；v.凿；欺骗
红宝书	【英】 v.凿; 欺骗(swindle or cheat) 【考】 brush : painting / chisel : sculpture(画笔是画画的工具/ 凿子是雕刻的工具)
字源	chisel (n.) early 14c., from Anglo-French cisel, Old French cisel "chisel," in plural, "scissors, shears" (12c., Modern French ciseau), from Vulgar Latin *cisellum "cutting tool," from Latin caesellum, diminutive of caesus, past participle of caedere "to cut" (see -cide). Related: Chiseled; chiseling. chisel (v.) c.1500, "to break with a chisel," from chisel (n.). Slang sense of "to cheat, defraud" is first recorded in 1808 as chizzel; origin and connection to the older word are obscure (compare slang sense of gouge); chiseler in this sense is from 1918. Related: Chiseled; chiseling.
不择手段背单词	n. (用来切削或雕刻石头、木头或金属的)凿子; v 用凿子雕刻或削切; (用不道德的手段)欺骗 = swindle = cheat 【例】I chiseled a hole in the wall 我在墙上凿了个孔. 【记】chi吃, se涩: 用凿子凿下来的碎末, 吃起来比较涩. 【类】brush: painting = chisel: sculpture画笔是画画的工具 = 凿子是雕刻的工具
趣味全助记	【记】音：吃凿，尺凿，用铁尺凿

Chisel Sense Painting French Latin Related Chiseled Chiseling