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
anvils — plural of anvil
铁砧；打铁用的重型铁块。；铁砧；锤打热金属成形用的沉重铁块或钢块；砧骨(中耳内的听小骨)。；砧骨(介于锤骨和镫骨之间的听小骨)；砧板(鸟类用来敲碎蜗牛壳的石头或硬表面)。
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
砧板(鸟类用来敲碎蜗牛壳的石头或硬表面)。
A stone or other hard surface used by a bird for breaking the shells of snails.
测砧(千分尺的固定测量面)。
The non-moving surface of a micrometer against which the item to be measured is placed.
砧状云(雷暴前形成的顶部平坦的云)。
A horizontal-topped mass of cloud, shaped like a blacksmith's anvil, that forms before a thunderstorm.
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。
用法提示：anvil 在此处为名词，指打铁时垫在下面承受锤击的铁块。
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。
用法提示：anvil 是名词，指铁匠用来垫着金属进行锤打的沉重铁砧。
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。
用法提示：anvil 为名词，指用来放置热金属并用锤子敲打的铁制工作台。
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。
grammar · medium
易错句子He bought a anvil at the hardware store.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子He hit the metal with anvil.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子The workshop has three anvil.
正确表达The workshop has three anvils.
可数名词复数形式需加 -s，anvil 的复数是 anvils。
锤子（hammer）是敲击工具，铁砧（anvil）是承受敲击的砧座。汉语中“铁锤”和“铁砧”只差一个字，学习者常混淆：锤子拿在手里，铁砧固定放置。
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。
锻造时与铁砧配合使用的工具，金属在砧上被锤击成形。
铁砧通常放置在锻炉旁，用于在高温下加工金属。
铁匠在铁砧上进行手工锻造，是使用铁砧的主要工匠。
铁匠用钳子夹持烧热的金属放到铁砧上进行锤打。
风箱为锻炉送风升温，是铁砧作业环境中的常见器具。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.