Word · Frequency #20010
mauls
用大槌劈（木）
mauls is the third person singular of maul.
to split (wood) using a maul and wedges
- 1.
To handle someone or something in a rough way.
粗暴地对待(某人或某物)
- 2.
To savage; to cause serious physical wounds.
(动物)撕咬,造成严重伤害
- 3.
To criticise harshly.
严厉批评
- 4.
To beat with a maul.
用大锤击打
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
In use
The park ranger warned us that the mother bear could maul us if we got too close to her cubs.
A stray dog mauled our cat in the yard, so we took the cat to the vet immediately.
If you tease the monkey at the zoo, it may maul your hand.
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。
He used a maul to split the log.
他用大槌劈开了木头。
Verb forms
base maul · third person mauls · -ing mauling · past mauled · past participle mauled
作动词时意为“打伤”“严重伤害”，过去式和过去分词均为 mauled。
Connections
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
- 用大木槌劈原木
- They split the logs with a maul and wedges.他们用大木槌和楔子把原木劈开。
Synonyms
Learner notes
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。
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。
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/).
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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