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hammer /ˈhæmə(r)/► SEE ALLbe/go at sb/sth hammer and tongscome/go under the hammerdrive/hammer sth home (to sb)
●be/go at sb/sth ˌhammer and ˈtongs (informal) do sth, especially argue or fight, with a lot of energy and noise 激烈争吵（或打斗）◆The boss went at me hammer and tongs. I’ve never seen him so angry.
老板声嘶力竭地训斥我，我从没见他发这么大火。◆The couple in the flat upstairs are always at it hammer and tongs.
楼上那对夫妇总是吵得天翻地覆。 ORIGIN This idiom refers to the loud noise made by a blacksmith at work when he is making horseshoes. He uses a pair of tongs to hold the hot iron and a hammer to beat the iron into the shape of the shoe. 这个习语原指铁匠打马蹄铁时发出的噪声。铁匠用钳子（tongs）夹住烧热的铁块，用锤子（hammer）打成蹄铁。●come/go under the ˈhammerbe offered for sale at an auction (= a sale at which things are sold to the person who offers the most money) 被拍卖◆The house and all its contents are to come under the hammer next Thursday.
这栋房子和里面所有的陈设将于下周四拍卖。 NOTE The person in charge of an auction hits the table with a hammer to show that he/she has accepted the highest offer. 拍卖师用木槌（hammer）击打桌面，表示接受了最高出价。 ●drive/hammer sth ˈhome (to sb)make sure that sb understands sth completely, for example by repeating it often （通过重复等）让某人完全理解◆The instructor tried to drive home to us the need for safety precautions before diving.教练让我们充分明白跳水前采取安全措施的必要性。◆Police used statistics to hammer home their warning about car theft.警方用统计数据来警示人们盗车问题的严重性。 |