sledgehammer

英 [ˈsledʒhæmə(r)]

美 [ˈsledʒhæmər]

n. (有长柄的)大锤

复数：sledgehammers　第三人称单数：sledgehammers　现在分词：sledgehammering　过去式：sledgehammered　过去分词：sledgehammered　

GRE

BNC.22246 / COCA.19255

习惯用语

use a sledgehammer to crack a nut

抡着大锤砸核桃；杀鸡用牛刀
to use more force than is necessary

牛津词典

noun

（有长柄的）大锤
a large heavy hammer with a long handle

柯林斯词典

(用于击碎岩石和混凝土的)大锤
Asledgehammeris a large, heavy hammer with a long handle, used for breaking up rocks and concrete.
杀鸡用牛刀
If you say that someone is usinga sledgehammer to crack a nut, you mean that they are using stronger measures than are really necessary to solve a problem.

英英释义

noun

a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
Synonym:maulsledge

verb

beat with a sledgehammer
Synonym:sledge

双语例句

Sledgehammer Tool can no longer be used on Hotels by pressing "J".
在旅馆中按下“J”键，将不再直接使用大锤工具。
The impact of a sledgehammer on pilings;
长柄大铁锤砸木桩的碰撞；
She gave one a sledgehammer and a large chisel, one a hammer and smaller chisel, and the other an electric saw.
她递给一个观众一把大锤和一把大凿子，又递给另一个观众一把小锤和一把小凿子，再递给第三个观众一把电锯。
When Zhang Ruimin took over Haier, a Chinese white-goods company, in1984, he smashed one of the company's products to pieces with a sledgehammer to show what he thought of its quality.
1984年张瑞敏接管海尔&一家中国白色家电（指冰箱，洗衣机等）公司。当时他用一把大锤把该公司出产的一件电器敲得粉碎，为了表示他认为质量很差。
He took rather a sledgehammer approach to the whole thing.
他对整件事采取的是大锤敲胡桃的方法。
A two-handed sledgehammer; a two-handed crosscut saw; a machine designed for bimanual operation.
两手用的锤；两手用的锯；计划两手操作的机器。
Indeed, a proposed new system for finding miners trapped by an underground collapse is activated simply by hammering on an iron plate with a sledgehammer.
更确切地说，新提出的一套用于营救地下被困矿工的系统，仅仅是在铁板旁边加一个铁锤。
He used the sledgehammer with great power, splitting the log with a single blow.
他用大力挥着长柄大锤，只一下就把木头劈开了。
To the surprise of onlookers, he took a sledgehammer to the can, prompting others to throw in cellphones for similar treatment.
他抄起一个大锤子猛砸垃圾箱，让围观者们惊讶不已。一些“粉碎烦恼”者还将手机扔进了他的垃圾箱，享受同等“待遇”。
Dumpster and a sledgehammer were available for items that couldn't be shredded, which included an old computer and a tin of fattening office snacks.
此外，活动组织方还准备了一个大型垃圾箱和一把长柄锤，用来对付那些不能粉碎的物品，例如旧电脑和让人发胖的办公室盒装零食等。