vt.

1. （用斧、刀等）砍、劈
   hew stones

   採石

2. 砍成；劈出；開闢[（+out）]
   He hewed a canoe out of a tree trunk.

   他把一根樹幹鑿成獨木舟。

   The hunters hewed a path through the jungle.

   獵手們在森林裡開出了一條路。

3. 砍倒[（+down）]
   hew down a branch

   砍下一根樹枝

vi.

1. 砍，劈
2. 【美】堅持，遵守[（+to）]
   hew to a principle

   堅持原則

v.

1. chop or cut (wood, coal, etc.) with an axe, pick, or other tool.
   ▸make or shape by cutting or chopping a hard material.
2. (hew to) N. Amer. conform to.