hammer out
动词 v.
英文释义
动词 v.
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To flatten and shape (metal) by hammering.
— A smith hammers out iron on an anvil.
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To create (something) by hammering metal; to repair (something made of metal that has become bent or dented) by hammering.
— I watched a tinsmith hammer out a funnel.
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To remove (something tightly in place) by hammering.
— The bolt wouldn’t budge so she tried hammering it out.
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To produce (a sound or signal) by hammering.
— The kids are forever hammering out “Heart and Soul” on the piano.
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To type (something) on a keyboard.
— Mrs. F. sitting at the desk, her pretty head bent over the typewriter, demurely hammering out the most hair-raising things that a man might do to a woman, or vice versa
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To create or develop (an idea, plan, piece of writing, etc.) with effort.
— It took me all night to hammer out the first draft of my essay.
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To come to (a difficult agreement or settlement) after much arguing and conflict.
— Two years after the flood, my lawyer managed to hammer out a settlement with my insurance company over the damages.
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