名詞 hammer:

1. the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
   同義詞：cock
2. a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
3. the ossicle attached to the eardrum
   同義詞：malleus
4. a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw
5. a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate
6. a power tool for drilling rocks
   同義詞：power hammer
7. the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
   同義詞：pound, hammering, pounding

動詞 hammer:

1. beat with or as if with a hammer
2. create by hammering
   同義詞：forge

1. After much discussion the negotiators hammered out a compromise settlement.
   雙方經(jīng)多次談判達(dá)成一項折衷的解決辦法。
2. The teacher has been trying to hammer in the facts.
   教師一直設(shè)法把這些事實灌輸給學(xué)生。
3. The police hammered the door.
   警察不停地敲門。
4. He hit the nail into the wall with a hammer.
   他用一把錘子把釘子打進(jìn)墻里去。

ham.mer

n.（名詞）
A hand tool used to exert an impulsive force by striking, consisting of a handle with a perpendicularly attached head made of a relatively heavy, rigid material.
錘子：一種通過敲擊發(fā)出沖擊力的工具，包括一個把手和一個與之垂直的由較沉、較重的金屬制成的頭
A tool or device similar in function or action to this striking tool, as:
擊打工具：一種與這種擊打工具功能或作用相似的一種工具或器具，如：
The part of a gunlock that hits the primer or firing pin or explodes the percussion cap and causes the gun to fire.
擊鐵，擊錘：槍機(jī)中用來擊發(fā)底火或擊動撞針以擊穿火帽，使得槍炮得以發(fā)射的部分
Music One of the padded wooden pieces of a piano that strikes the strings.
【音樂】 音錘：鋼琴中用以敲擊琴鍵的護(hù)墊木槌
A part of an apparatus that strikes a gong or bell, as in a clock.
鑼錘，小錘：敲鑼或打鐘的機(jī)械中的一部分，如用于鐘表中的
Anatomy See malleus
【解剖學(xué)】 參見 malleus
Sports A metal ball weighing ' pounds (7.2 kilograms) and having a long wire or wooden handle by which it is thrown for distance in track-and-field competition.
【體育運動】 鏈球：由重'磅(7.2千克）的金屬球和一條長鏈或木把手組成，人手持鏈端或把手在田徑比賽中將其投遠(yuǎn)以爭高低
A small mallet used by auctioneers.
拍賣錘：拍賣者所用的小錘
v.（動詞）
ham.mered,ham.mer.ing,ham.mers
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To hit, especially repeatedly, with or as if with a hammer; pound.See Synonyms at beat
錘擊，擊：敲打，尤指連續(xù)地用錘子敲打或好象用錘子敲打；連續(xù)猛擊參見 beat
To beat into a shape with or as if with a hammer:
錘平，推敲：用錘子或好象用錘子打出一個形狀來：
例句：
hammered out the dents in the fender; hammered out a contract acceptable to both sides.
把擋板上的凹洞敲平；制定出雙方都能接受的合約

To put together, fasten, or seal, particularly with nails, by hammering.
錘合，錘緊：用錘子來加固、固定或密封，尤指通過釘子
To force upon by constant repetition:
通過一直重復(fù)進(jìn)行強調(diào)：
例句：
hammered the information into the students` heads.
把這條信息反復(fù)向?qū)W生們強調(diào)

v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To deal repeated blows with or as if with a hammer; pummel:
敲擊，打擊：用或好象用錘子來反復(fù)地敲打；擊打，用拳頭連續(xù)揍：
例句：
.Wind hammered at us violently in gusts.(Thor Heyerdahl)
.猛烈的狂風(fēng)一陣陣地打在我們的身上.(索爾·海爾達(dá)爾)

To undergo beating in the manner of a hammer:
象錘子似的敲擊：
例句：
My pulse hammered.
我的脈博象錘子一樣重?fù)糁?/br>
Informal To keep at something continuously:
【非正式用語】 堅持不懈地從事某項工作：
例句：
hammered away at the problem.
堅持不懈地處理著這個問題

<習(xí)慣用語>go under the hammer 或
come under the hammer
To be put up for auction.
置于拍賣之下
來源：
Middle English hamer
中古英語 hamer
from Old English hamor * see ak-
源自 古英語 hamor *參見 ak-

【引伸】
ham.merer
n.（名詞）