hammer out

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To flatten and shape (metal) by hammering. transitive
    — A smith hammers out iron on an anvil.
  2. To create (something) by hammering metal; to repair (something made of metal that has become bent or dented) by hammering. transitive
    — I watched a tinsmith hammer out a funnel.
  3. To remove (something tightly in place) by hammering. transitive
    — The bolt wouldn’t budge so she tried hammering it out.
  4. To produce (a sound or signal) by hammering. transitive
    — The kids are forever hammering out “Heart and Soul” on the piano.
  5. To type (something) on a keyboard. transitive
    — 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
  6. To create or develop (an idea, plan, piece of writing, etc.) with effort. figuratively,transitive
    — It took me all night to hammer out the first draft of my essay.
  7. To come to (a difficult agreement or settlement) after much arguing and conflict. figuratively,transitive
    — Two years after the flood, my lawyer managed to hammer out a settlement with my insurance company over the damages.

词形变化

hammers out present,singular,third-person hammering out participle,present hammered out participle,past hammered out past
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