Word · Frequency #20010
maul
用大槌劈（木）
核心释义
to split (wood) using a maul and wedges
- 1.
粗暴地对待(某人或某物)
To handle someone or something in a rough way.
- 2.
(动物)撕咬,造成严重伤害
To savage; to cause serious physical wounds.
- 3.
严厉批评
To criticise harshly.
- 4.
用大锤击打
To beat with a maul.
打伤；重创；粗暴地对待(某人或某物)；(动物)撕咬,造成严重伤害；严厉批评；用大锤击打
用法In use
The park ranger warned us that the mother bear could maul us if we got too close to her cubs.
用法提示：maul 作及物动词，在情态动词 could 后表示“袭击并造成重伤”。
A stray dog mauled our cat in the yard, so we took the cat to the vet immediately.
用法提示：mauled 是 maul 的过去式，及物动词，表示动物凶猛咬伤。
If you tease the monkey at the zoo, it may maul your hand.
用法提示：maul 作及物动词，在条件句中表示动物抓伤或咬伤。
maul sb/sth
动词用法，表示（动物等）攻击并造成重伤；宾语常为人或动物。本词也常用被动语态。
The bear mauled the hiker.
那只熊把徒步者伤得很重。
use a maul to do sth
名词用法，指一种带有长柄的重型锤，常用于劈木、打桩。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- be mauled by a dog
- 被狗严重咬伤
- The postman was mauled by a dog while delivering letters.邮递员送信时被狗严重咬伤。
- be mauled to death
- 被咬死
- The sheep were mauled to death by wolves.那些羊被狼咬死了。
- be badly mauled
- 被严重打伤
- He was badly mauled in the street fight.他在街头斗殴中被严重打伤。
- be mauled by critics
- 遭到评论家猛烈抨击
- The new play was mauled by critics.这出新戏遭到评论家猛烈抨击。
- split logs with a maul
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把首字母 M 想象成一把大槌，一槌砸下就把人打伤或把木劈开——maul 就是大槌和打伤。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：news reports、formal written accounts、animal attack descriptions maul 作动词表示“（野兽或人）攻击致重伤”时，语气比较中性，多用于新闻报道、正式叙述或对事件的书面描述，在随意口语中较少用到。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words rhyme with 'maul' /mɔːl/. 'haul' shares the 'aul' spelling; the others use 'all'. Do not confuse them with 'mail' or 'male' (/meɪl/).
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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