Word · Frequency #20311
hammerings
锤打；敲打；连续打击
hammerings is the plural of hammering.
a period of being beaten or hit repeatedly
- 1.
A period of being beaten or hammered.
锤打；连续敲打
- 2.
A dented appearance on silverware, produced by successive blows of a hammer.
银器上的锤击凹痕
锤纹；锤击凹痕；锤打；连续敲打；银器上的锤击凹痕；锤打；锤击；抨击
In use
The constant hammering from the construction site next door kept me awake all night.
The senator faced a lot of hammering from the press over his controversial remarks.
Blacksmithing involves the skillful hammering of hot metal into shape.
take a hammering
take a hammering 指在比赛或冲突中遭受惨败或重创，是口语常见搭配。
The team took a hammering in the final match.
这支球队在决赛中惨遭痛击。
give [sb] a hammering
give sb a hammering 表示痛打或使某人遭受重大失败；也可用 get a hammering 表示“挨打、遭殃”。
The champion gave his opponent a real hammering.
冠军把对手狠狠地教训了一顿。
have a hammering on [surface]
此义特指银器等表面因锤打形成的装饰性凹纹，属于工艺术语。
Connections
Collocations
- take a hammering
- 遭受重创；遭到惨败
- Shares took a hammering after the company announced its losses.公司公布亏损后，股价遭受重创。
- give someone a hammering
- 痛打某人；击败某人
- The new player gave the defending champion a real hammering.这位新选手把卫冕冠军打得一败涂地。
- hammering at the door
- 急促的敲门声；猛烈的敲门声
- We were woken in the middle of the night by hammering at the door.半夜我们被急促的敲门声吵醒。
- constant hammering
- 不断的敲打声
- The constant hammering from the building site next door drove me crazy.隔壁工地不断的敲打声把我逼疯了。
Idioms & figurative uses
- take a hammering
- 遭到痛击；遭受重创The team took a hammering in the final match, losing 6-0.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象hammer（锤子）加-ing，连续锤击银器留下凹痕——hammering就是锤打、锤纹。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：everyday conversation and general writing、silverware craft and collecting 该名词表示“锤打/连续敲打”，通常用于日常口语和一般书面语，属于中性表达；表示银器表面的锤击凹痕时，多用于工艺或收藏领域的说明。
Pronunciation & Spelling
只有 clamoring 与 hammering 的读音完全相同（/ˈhæmərɪŋ/ ~ /ˈklæmərɪŋ/），形成尾韵。其他词如 battering、wandering、suffering、gathering、muttering 虽都以 -ering 结尾，但重读元音或辅音不同，不要按拼写直接推断读音。
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