n.[C]
    
      - 鐵鎚,鎯頭
- 鎚狀物;(鋼琴的)音鎚;(槍的)擊鐵;(拍賣用的)小木槌
- 鏈球
- (中耳的)錘骨
- 【俚】油門![]() put the  hammer down 踩油門;加速 
vt.
    
      - 錘擊;錘打[O]![]() When you've packed the box,  hammer the lid on. 箱子裝好後,就把蓋子釘上。 
- 【口】使慘敗,將(對手)徹底擊敗![]() We  hammered the visiting team. 我們擊敗了客隊。 
- 強迫灌輸(思想)給[(+into)]![]() They could not  hammer any new idea into their grandfather's head. 他們無法向祖父灌輸任何新思想。 
vi.
    
      - 錘擊;錘打
- (接連)敲打[(+away/at)]![]() He  hammered away on the door until he got an answer. 他連連敲門,直到有人應聲。 
- 反覆強調;努力不懈於[(+away/at)]![]() Why do you  hammer at the subject day after day? 你為何日復一日地鑽研那個科目? 
 
  片語
  
    be/go at it hammer and tongs
    
      - 激烈爭吵![]() The couple in the next flat  were going at it hammer and tongs all night. 隔壁那對夫妻吵了一夜。 
come/be under the hammer
    
      - 被拍賣![]() A very nice set of glasses  came under the hammer yesterday. 昨天拍賣了一套很精緻的玻璃杯。 
hammer out
    
      - 設計出![]() He  hammered out a scheme. 他想出了一個方案。 
 
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  辨析
  
 
  n.
    - a tool consisting of a heavy metal head mounted at the end of a handle, used for breaking things and driving in nails. ▸an auctioneer's mallet, tapped to indicate a sale. 
- a part of a mechanism that hits another, e.g. one exploding the charge in a gun.
- a heavy metal ball attached to a wire for throwing in an athletic contest.
- another term for malleus.
v.
    - hit or beat repeatedly with or as with a hammer. ▸
(hammer away)
 work hard and persistently. ▸
(hammer something in/into)
 inculcate something forcefully or repeatedly. ▸
(hammer something out)
 play a tune on a piano loudly and unskilfully. ▸
(hammer something out)
 laboriously work out the details of a plan or agreement. 
- informal criticize or attack forcefully. ▸utterly defeat. 
- Stock Exchange  declare (someone) a defaulter.
- Stock Exchange  beat down the price of (a stock).
Phrase
  
  Derivative
  
    - hammering n.
- hammerless adj.
 
  Etymology
  OE hamor, hamer, of Gmc origin.