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

• 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。
• I was holding a large crowbar, and my co-worker was holding a sledgehammer.
  我拿着一根很大的撬棍，我的同事拿着一把大锤。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• With the ups and downs of the police in the hands of a sledgehammer, a gaming machines have been turned into debris.
  随着民警手中大锤的起落，一台台赌博机相继化为碎屑。
• 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。
• He used the sledgehammer with great power, splitting the log with a single blow.
  他用大力挥着长柄大锤，只一下就把木头劈开了。
• The impact of a sledgehammer on pilings;
  长柄大铁锤砸木桩的碰撞；
• Driving a nail with a sledgehammer isn't very effective.
  用一把大锤去拔个钉子很费劲吧。