Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #4955
hammer
锤打；敲打
To strike repeatedly with a hammer, some other implement, or the fist.
- 1.
To strike repeatedly with a hammer, some other implement, the fist, etc.
用锤子或其他工具反复敲打。
- 2.
To form or forge with a hammer; to shape by beating.
用锤子锻造或成形；通过敲打塑形。
- 3.
To emphasize a point repeatedly.
反复强调一个观点。
- 4.
To hit particularly hard.
特别用力地打击。
- 5.
To strike internally, as if hit by a hammer.
内部震动,仿佛被锤子击打。
- 6.
To declare (a person) a defaulter on the stock exchange.
宣布(某人)在证券交易所违约。
- 7.
To beat down the price of (a stock), or depress (a market).
压低(股票)价格,或使(市场)下跌。
- 8.
To overcook (something).
过度烹饪(某物)。
猛击；重击；锻造；锤成；反复强调；一再重申；怦怦跳；砰砰直跳；宣布（某人）违约
In use
He hammered the nail into the wall to hang the picture.
She is hammering the metal into a flat sheet.
They hammered the dough gently to flatten it.
Verb forms
base hammer · third person hammers · -ing hammering · past hammered · past participle hammered
Connections
Collocations
- hammer out
- 经反复讨论达成（协议等）
- The two sides finally hammered out a compromise.双方终于经反复讨论达成了妥协。
- hammer away at
- 坚持不懈地做（某事）
- She hammered away at the report all weekend.她整个周末都在埋头写报告。
- hammer home
- 反复强调，使（观点）被充分理解
- The ad campaign is designed to hammer home the dangers of smoking.这场广告宣传旨在反复强调吸烟的危害。
- hammer into
- （通过反复灌输）使牢记
- Our teacher hammered the rules into us.老师反复灌输，让我们牢记这些规则。
- hammer down
- 锤平；钉牢
- He hammered down the loose boards.他把松动的木板钉牢了。
- hammer on
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象“哈默”读作“哈—默”：喊一声“哈！”默默用力砸下，铁锤反复敲打，就是 hammer。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：木工与维修、金属加工、日常书面描述 作动词表示“用锤子敲打”时通常属中性语体，口语和书面都适用；若用于“猛击”或“反复强调”等比喻义，则多偏口语或新闻报道。
Pronunciation & Spelling
stammer 和 yammer 在拼写（-ammer）和读音上都与 hammer 匹配；grammar 和 glamour 拼写不同，但读音押韵。注意 hamper /ˈhæmp.ə(ɹ)/ 拼写近似，但多一个 /p/，读音不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，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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