Word · Frequency #22621
mallet
球棍；木槌
mallet
指马球或槌球等运动用的长柄球棍，不是木工锤。
- 1.
A type of hammer with a larger-than-usual head made of wood, rubber or similar non-iron material, used by woodworkers for driving a tool, such as a chisel. A kind of maul.
一种锤头比通常更大的锤子,由木材、橡胶或类似非铁材料制成,木工用它来敲击凿子等工具,是一种大木槌。
- 2.
A type of articulated locomotive having two powered trucks, with the rear truck being rigidly attached to the main body and boiler of the locomotive, while the front powered truck is attached to the rear by a hinge, so that it may swing from side to side, and with the front end of the boiler resting upon a sliding bearing on the swinging front truck.
一种关节式机车,具有两个动力转向架,后转向架刚性固定在机车主体和锅炉上,前动力转向架通过铰链与后部相连,可左右摆动,锅炉前端搁置在摆动前转向架的滑动轴承上。
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a sports implement with a long handle and a head like a hammer; used in sports (polo or croquet) to hit a ball
一种带有长柄和锤状头部的运动器具,用于(马球或槌球)击球。
- 4.
A weapon resembling the tool, but typically much larger.
一种类似这种工具的武器,但通常大得多。
- 5.
a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
一种轻巧的鼓槌,槌头圆润,用于敲击编钟、定音鼓、马林巴琴、钟琴等打击乐器。
- 6.
A small hammer-like tool used for playing certain musical instruments.
一种小锤状工具,用于演奏某些乐器。
- 7.
a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing
一种类似锤子但头部较大(通常为木质)的工具,用于打入楔子或夯实铺路石,或用于破碎、敲打、压平或打磨。
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A light beetle with a long handle used in playing croquet.
一种轻便的长柄木槌,用于槌球运动。
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The stick used to strike the ball in the sport of polo.
马球运动中用来击球的球棍。
一种锤头比通常更大的锤子,由木材、橡胶或类似非铁材料制成,木工用它来敲击凿子等工具,是一种大木槌。；一种关节式机车,具有两个动力转向架,后转向架刚性固定在机车主体和锅炉上,前动力转向架通过铰链与后部相连,可左右摆动,锅炉前端搁置在摆动前转向架的滑动轴承上。；一种带有长柄和锤状头部的运动器具,用于(马球或槌球)击球。；一种类似这种工具的武器,但通常大得多。；一种轻巧的鼓槌,槌头圆润,用于敲击编钟、定音鼓、马林巴琴、钟琴等打击乐器。
In use
She swung her mallet and knocked the croquet ball through the wicket.
The polo player raised his mallet to hit the ball toward the goal.
After the match, the players wiped the mallets clean and put them away.
a [sport] mallet
这里的[sport]可换成 croquet 或 polo，表示相应运动用的球棒。
She picked up a croquet mallet and walked to the lawn.
她拿起一支槌球棒，走向草坪。
hit [sth] with a mallet
mallet 是柄长、头似锤子的球棒；作“球棒”讲时常见于 croquet 和 polo。
In croquet, players hit the ball with a mallet.
在槌球运动中，球员用槌球棒击球。
[number] mallets
mallet 是可数名词，复数直接加 -s。
Connections
Collocations
- croquet mallet
- 槌球球棍
- She bought a new croquet mallet for the garden game.她为花园里的槌球比赛买了一个新球棍。
- polo mallet
- 马球棍
- The rider swung his polo mallet and hit the ball across the field.骑手挥动马球棍，将球击过球场。
- wooden mallet
- 木槌
- Use a wooden mallet to tap the wedges into place.用木槌把楔子轻轻敲到位。
- rubber mallet
- 橡胶锤
- He used a rubber mallet to tap the panel back into shape.他用橡胶锤将板子敲回原状。
- mallet head
- 槌头
- The mallet head is usually made of hardwood.木槌头通常用硬木制成。
- strike with a mallet
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：运动场上的木槌，长柄加锤头，像一把轻巧的hammer，打球时挥动它。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：sports equipment、croquet、polo、game instructions 该词义指运动用的槌棒，多用于槌球、马球等运动场景。日常谈论这些运动或器材时比较常见，语气中性，不带有特殊正式或俚俗色彩。
Grammar Note
指木槌或运动用的长柄球棍。
Pronunciation & Spelling
只有 pallet /ˈpælɪt/ 与 mallet /ˈmælɪt/ 押韵。其他 -llet 拼写词发音不同：wallet、bullet、millet、ballet；ballot 结尾为 /-ət/，不是 /-ɪt/。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.