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chiselled
凿
chiselled is the past of chisel.
核心释义
To cut, shape, or work with a chisel.
- 1.
使用凿子。
To use a chisel.
- 2.
用凿子加工某物。
To work something with a chisel.
- 3.
行骗；欺诈
engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud
- 4.
逐步细微地改变(某物),随时间推移导致变化。
To make small changes to (something), bit by bit, resulting in change over time.
- 5.
骗取；以欺骗手段剥夺
deprive somebody of something by deceit
逐渐改变；逐步削减；欺骗；骗取；使用凿子。；用凿子加工某物。；行骗；欺诈
用法In use
He chiselled his way into the company with false credentials.
用法提示：chisel在此处意为欺骗，用虚假手段获得某物。
The con artist chiselled the elderly couple out of their savings.
用法提示：chisel表示通过欺骗剥夺某人某物。
She felt guilty about chiselling her friend out of the inheritance.
用法提示：chiselling是chisel的现在分词形式，表示欺诈行为。
Who's chiseling on the side?
They chiseled me out of my money
chisel sth from/out of sth
本义指用凿子加工材料；过去式和过去分词也可写作 chiseled。
He chiselled a small bird from the piece of wood.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- chisel something out of somebody
- 从某人处骗取某物
- He chiselled thousands of pounds out of his clients.他从客户那里骗走了几千英镑。
- chisel away at something
- 逐步削弱某事物
- Her confidence was chiselled away by constant criticism.她的自信被不断的批评一点一点地削弱了。
- chisel something into something
- 用凿子把某物凿成某物
- The sculptor chiselled the block of marble into a beautiful statue.雕刻家用凿子把一块大理石凿成了一尊美丽的雕像。
- chisel something off something
- 用凿子从某物上凿掉某物
- She chiselled the old tiles off the wall.她用凿子把墙上的旧瓷砖凿了下来。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：凿子chisel一下下凿，慢慢改变形状；骗人也是慢慢把钱财凿走。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：木工/雕刻等手工操作场合、非正式口语（表示欺骗、骗取） chisel 作动词时，字面义“用凿子凿”多用于描述工艺或加工，语气中性偏正式；引申义“欺骗、骗取”则常见于非正式口语。具体含义需根据上下文判断。
语法说明Grammar Note
常与out of连用，表示骗取某人的某物
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的是 drizzle、fizzle、sizzle，它们都读 /ɪzəl/，但拼写是 -zzle，而 chisel 拼作 -sel。拼写相近的 weasel /ˈwiːzəl/ 与 puzzle /ˈpʌzəl/ 重读元音不同，不押韵；vessel /ˈvɛsəl/ 的元音和词尾辅音（/s/ 而非 /z/）也都不同。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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