sledgehammer是什么意思？

sledgehammer

英[ˈsledʒhæmə(r)] 美[ˈslɛdʒˌhæmɚ]

• n. 大锤，杀鸡用牛刀，小题大做；

复数：sledgehammers;

例句

• It was a small and peaceful demonstration so I don’t know why there was such a big police presence. It was like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. 这只是个小型的和平示威，真不明白为什么有那么多警察，简直是小题大做。
• She killed him by a sledgehammer. 她用大锤砸死了他。
• She hit the nail with a sledgehammer. 她用大锤钉钉子.
• She picked up the sledgehammer and began banging away with enthusiasm. 她拿起大锤便用力敲打起来.
• I used a sledgehammer to drive the pegs into the ground. 我用一把大锤子把短桩打进地里。
• I used a sledgehammer to drive the pegs into the ground... 我用一把大锤子把短桩打进地里。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

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

英汉词典释义

• n.
  大锤
  She hit the nail with a sledgehammer. 她用大锤钉钉子。 She killed him by a sledgehammer. 她用大锤砸死了他。 She picked up the sledgehammer and began banging away with enthusiasm. 她拿起大锤便用力敲打起来。
  杀鸡用牛刀；小题大做
  It was a small and peaceful demonstration so I don’t know why there was such a big police presence. It was like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. 这只是个小型的和平示威，真不明白为什么有那么多警察，简直是小题大做。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
• Verb
  1. beat with a sledgehammer