hammer

詳細解釋：

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：一種通過敲擊發出衝擊力的工具，包括一個把手和一個與之垂直的由較沉、較重的金屬製成的頭
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：槍機中用來擊發底火或擊動撞針以擊穿火帽，使得槍炮得以發射的部分
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：敲鑼或打鐘的機械中的一部分，如用於鐘錶中的
Anatomy See malleus
【解剖學】 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，尤指連續地用錘子敲打或好象用錘子敲打；連續猛擊參見 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契約

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:
通過一直重複進行強調：
例句：
hammered the information into the students` heads.
把這條信息反覆向學生們強調

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覆地敲打；擊打，用拳頭連續揍：
例句：
.Wind hammered at us violently in gusts.(Thor Heyerdahl)
.猛烈的狂風一陣陣地打在我們的身上.(索爾·海爾達爾)

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擊著

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

<習慣用語>go under the hammer 或
come under the hammer
To be put up for auction.
置於拍賣之下
來源：
Middle English hamer
中古英文 hamer
from Old English hamor * see ak-
源自 古英文 hamor *參見 ak-

【引伸】
ham.merer
n.（名詞）