词典释义：
a tool with a heavy metal head mounted at right angles at the end of a handle, used for jobs such as breaking things and driving in nails
锤子，榔头。
a machine with a metal block for giving a heavy blow to something
锻压机。
an auctioneer's mallet for indicating by a sharp tap that an article is sold
（拍卖师用的）小木槌。
a part of a mechanism that hits another part to make it work, such as one exploding the charge in a gun or one striking the strings of a piano
（机械装置中用来击打另一部件使之运作的）小锤；（枪炮的）击铁；（钢琴等的）音锤。
a metal ball of about 7 kg attached to a wire for throwing in an athletic contest
（体育中的）链球。
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链球（运动）。
another term for
同<Bold>MALLEUS</Bold>.
hit or beat (something) repeatedly with a hammer or similar object
用锤（或类似物）反复敲打（某物）。
[no obj.]strike or knock at or on something violently with one's hand or with a hammer or other object
（用手、锤子等用力）击打，敲打
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she hammered on his door .她猛敲他的门。
[no obj.](
拼命干，作不懈努力
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they must hammer away at these twin themes day after day .他们必须日复一日地拼命工作以完成这两篇紧密相关的论文。
[with obj. and adverbial]drive or secure (something) by striking with or as if with a hammer
用（锤子等）将…敲入，把… 钉牢
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he hammered the tack in 他将头钉钉入
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he was hammering leather soles on to a pair of small boots .他正给一双小靴子钉皮底。
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强行灌输，反复灌输
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a commercial image that was hammered into English consciousness .一个反复灌输到英国人头脑中的广告形象。
〈非 正式〉 猛烈抨击，无情批评
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he got hammered for an honest mistake .他因一无心的错误而受到严厉的批评。
utterly defeat in a game or contest
（在比赛中）彻底击败，大获全胜
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they hammered St Mirren 4-0 .他们以４比０大败圣米伦队。
【股票交易】 宣布（某人，某公司）无力偿债（或不履行债务）。
〈非正式〉 压低（某股票）的价格
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sceptical investors hammered the computer company's stock .疑心重重的投资者压低该计算机公司的股票价格。[ORIGIN: from the practice of striking three strokes with a mallet on the side of a rostrum in the Stock Exchange before a formal declaration of default.]
(全称
哈默电影公司（一家英国电影公司，创立于１９４８年，以恐怖片出名）。
[usu. as modifier]a film produced by this company
哈默（电影公司拍摄的）影片
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a Hammer horror movie .哈默恐怖片。
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come （或go ）under the hammer be sold at an auction 被拍卖 -
hammer and tongs informal energetically, enthusiastically, or with great vehemence 〈非正式〉 有力地；热情地；猛烈地racehorses going at it hammer and tongs ． 奋力冲刺的赛马 -
hammer something home 见HOME ．
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hammer something out 1 make something by shaping metal with a hammer 锤成，锻造出 -
2 laboriously work out the details of a plan or agreement 详细推敲出，悉力打造出（计划或协议）a deal was being hammered out with the Dutch museums ． 正在悉力与荷兰博物馆达成一笔交易 -
3 play a tune loudly or clumsily, especially on the piano （尤指用钢琴）笨拙而大声地演奏，敲击出
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