词组 | hammer away |
释义 | hammer away 1. hammer away to hit something hard continuously, especially making a loud noise: ▪ I could hear the workmen hammering away downstairs. ▪ Fleisher has finally learned to play the piano properly, rather than hammering away with his fingers. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑bang away 2. hammer away to work hard at something for a long time in a determined way: ▪ It was incredibly boring work, but we hammered away on our ancient typewriters until it was done. + at ▪ Bill's got to finish the article by tomorrow, even if it means hammering away at it all night. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑bash away informal, especially BrE, ↑slave away, ↑slog away BrE informal 3. hammer away to keep talking about something a lot in order to persuade people to agree with you, understand how important it is etc: ▪ "Keep hammering away," David said. "They'll see what we mean in the end." + at ▪ Clinton hammered away at the same issues throughout the election campaign. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑bang on BrE informal, ↑go on informal |
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