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
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
verb
- beat with a sledgehammer
双语例句
- She gave one a sledgehammer and a large chisel, one a hammer and smaller chisel, and the other an electric saw.
她递给一个观众一把大锤和一把大凿子，又递给另一个观众一把小锤和一把小凿子，再递给第三个观众一把电锯。 - If a jeweler's hammer isn't strong enough to chip off our rough edges, God will use a sledgehammer.
若首饰匠的细锤无法除去我们的棱角，神便动用大锤。 - Driving a nail with a sledgehammer isn't very effective.
用一把大锤去拔个钉子很费劲吧。 - To the surprise of onlookers, he took a sledgehammer to the can, prompting others to throw in cellphones for similar treatment.
他抄起一个大锤子猛砸垃圾箱，让围观者们惊讶不已。一些“粉碎烦恼”者还将手机扔进了他的垃圾箱，享受同等“待遇”。 - 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。 - 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。 - Dumpster and a sledgehammer were available for items that couldn't be shredded, which included an old computer and a tin of fattening office snacks.
此外，活动组织方还准备了一个大型垃圾箱和一把长柄锤，用来对付那些不能粉碎的物品，例如旧电脑和让人发胖的办公室盒装零食等。 - Indeed, a proposed new system for finding miners trapped by an underground collapse is activated simply by hammering on an iron plate with a sledgehammer.
更确切地说，新提出的一套用于营救地下被困矿工的系统，仅仅是在铁板旁边加一个铁锤。 - 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。