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hammer sth on an anvil
指铁匠使用的铁砧；该词是可数名词，复数形式为 anvils。
The blacksmith hammered the hot iron on an anvil.
铁匠在铁砧上锤打烧红的铁块。
铁砧
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
铁砧
a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering
The blacksmith hammered the hot iron on an anvil.
铁匠在铁砧上锤打烧红的铁块。
铁砧；打铁用的重型铁块。
A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped.
铁砧；锤打热金属成形用的沉重铁块或钢块
a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering
砧骨(中耳内的听小骨)。
The incus bone in the middle ear.
砧骨(介于锤骨和镫骨之间的听小骨)
the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes
The blacksmith placed the hot iron on the anvil and began to hammer it into shape.
铁匠把烧热的铁块放在铁砧上，开始用锤子把它敲打成形。
In the workshop, the old anvil still had marks from years of use.
在车间里，那块旧铁砧上还留着多年使用留下的痕迹。
He heated the metal until it was bright red, then set it on the anvil to flatten it.
他把金属加热到鲜红色，然后把它放在铁砧上敲平。
指铁匠使用的铁砧；该词是可数名词，复数形式为 anvils。
The blacksmith hammered the hot iron on an anvil.
铁匠在铁砧上锤打烧红的铁块。
常以被动语态描述金属在铁砧上锤击成形的过程。
The hot metal was shaped on an anvil by hammering.
这块热金属在铁砧上通过锤打成型。
解剖学中，本词指中耳内的砧骨，是三块听小骨之一。
In the middle ear, the anvil is connected to the stirrup.
在中耳中，砧骨与镫骨相连。
Not this
He bought a anvil at the hardware store.
Use this
He bought an anvil at the hardware store.
anvil 以元音音素 /æ/ 开头，所以不定冠词用 an 而不用 a。
Not this
He hit the metal with anvil.
Use this
He hit the metal with an anvil.
anvil 是可数名词单数，前面必须有冠词 a/an 或 the 等限定词。
Not this
The workshop has three anvil.
Use this
The workshop has three anvils.
可数名词复数形式需加 -s，anvil 的复数是 anvils。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
锤子和铁砧
The blacksmith used a hammer and anvil to shape the hot metal.
铁匠用锤子和铁砧把热金属敲打成形。
在铁砧上敲打
He struck the glowing steel on the anvil.
他在铁砧上敲打烧红的钢。
在铁砧上锻造
The medieval sword was forged on an anvil.
这柄中世纪宝剑是在铁砧上锻造的。
在酝酿中；在讨论中
The proposal is still on the anvil.
该提案仍在酝酿中。
腹背受敌；左右为难
Workers were caught between the hammer and the anvil during the company restructuring.
在公司重组期间，工人们腹背受敌。
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用首字母A联想：铁砧（anvil）像一块A形铁墩，铁匠在其上锤打烧红的金属。
语域：neutral 常见场景：blacksmithing、metalworking、workshop 作“铁砧”讲时词义具体，语气中性，通常用于铁匠铺、金属锻造等场景；医学中指“砧骨”时则属于专业术语。
没有常用词与 anvil /ˈænvəl/ 完全押韵。拼写以 -vil 结尾的 devil /ˈdɛvəl/、evil /ˈiːvəl/、civil /ˈsɪvəl/ 元音都不同，只能当拼写参照。travel /ˈtrævəl/、gravel /ˈɡrævəl/ 虽然以 /vəl/ 结尾，但重读元音后缺少 /n/，并非真押韵。panel /ˈpænəl/ 开头有 /æn/，但结尾是 /nəl/ 而非 /nvəl/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.