Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #15521
chisels
凿
chisels is the third person singular of chisel.
To cut, shape, or work with a chisel.
- 1.
To use a chisel.
使用凿子。
- 2.
To work something with a chisel.
用凿子加工某物。
- 3.
engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud
行骗；欺诈
- 4.
To make small changes to (something), bit by bit, resulting in change over time.
逐步细微地改变(某物),随时间推移导致变化。
- 5.
deprive somebody of something by deceit
骗取；以欺骗手段剥夺
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
In use
He chiselled his way into the company with false credentials.
The con artist chiselled the elderly couple out of their savings.
She felt guilty about chiselling her friend out of the inheritance.
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.
他用凿子从这块木头上凿出了一只小鸟。
chisel sth into sth
into 后接凿刻出的文字或图案所依附的位置。
She chiselled her name into the stone.
Connections
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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- chisel in
- 插嘴；插手；强行挤入He always tries to chisel in on our private conversations.
Learner notes
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。
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。
Grammar Note
常与out of连用，表示骗取某人的某物
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。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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