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词汇 hammering
释义 hammering
noun
uk /ˈhæm.ər.ɪŋ/ us /ˈhæm.ɚ.ɪŋ/

hammeringnoun (NOISE)


[ C or U ]
the sound or activity of someone or something loudly and repeatedly hitting or knocking something:
There was a hammering at the door.
The hammering and shouting seemed to have finally stopped.
What's that hammering noise?
On almost every street, you hear the sound of hammering: reconstruction work is going on.
He was woken by a hammering on the bedroom door.
She heard a hammering on the gate and the sound of a man's voice, shouting.
The streets are deserted and the only sound is the hammering and buzzing of building work.
We have to listen to drills and bangs and hammerings when we're trying to work.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
bang around
bleep
boop
choo-choo
chuff
clap along
click away
crunch
honk
peal
resonance
rumble
spit
squeak
susurrus
swoosh
thrum
thunk
tick-tock
ticking

hammeringnoun (DEFEAT)


[ C ]informal
an occasion when someone is defeated completely: 挫败,击败
give someone/something a hammeringYou should have seen the hammering I gave her in the second game.你真该看看我在第2场比赛中把她击败的情形。
take a hammeringThe party is expected to take a hammering in the upcoming elections.
get a hammeringThey always seem to get a hammering when they play Aston Villa.
England gave us such a hammering last time.
If they keep performing like this they can expect a hammering in the election.
Despite the hammering from Democrats, his approval ratings remained high.
They suffered a round of hammerings in the World Cup.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Winning, losing & scoring in sport
aet
against the run of playidiom
all out
blinder
blow someone away
box score
counterattack
crash
dead heat
draw
offence
offensively
outpoint
outrun
point-scoring
points deduction
scoreless
shutout
tank
winner

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Winning and defeating

hammeringnoun (DAMAGE)


[ C ]informal
an occasion when something is badly affected or damaged:
take a hammeringRunners' knees take a hammering.
get a hammeringShare values are getting a hammering.
give something a hammeringI've been giving my bank account a hammering in the sales.
He admits small businesses are taking a hammering in the current economic climate.
He is two stone overweight, and his liver has taken a hammering.
These industries have been given a hammering since privatization.
They lost money because they were invested in the financial products that have been taking hammerings.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Damaging and spoiling
adulterant
adulterate
adulterated
adulteration
applecart
butcher
drive a wedge between someoneidiom
dry rot
eat
eat away at something
erode
foul
put something out of jointidiom
queer
rain on someone's paradeidiom
rampage
ravage
seismic
sour
wreck

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Deteriorating and making worse

hammeringnoun (BEATING)


[ C ]informal
an occasion when someone is injured or beaten:
get a hammeringThey started trouble in a pub and got a hammering from locals.
give someone a hammeringSomeone warned me that the boys were threatening to give me a hammering.
take a hammeringWhy did people stand by while a police officer took a hammering?
I used to get in a lot of fights and was on the receiving end of some hammerings.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Hitting and beating
at-risk
bang away
bang someone up
basher
bashing
bunch
butt
duke
fetch
gut punch
hammer
head-butt
hell
mess
swing at someone
swing for someone
tan someone's hideidiom
tar
tonk
wallop

hammeringnoun (CRITICISM)


[ C ]informal
strong criticism: 猛烈的批评
take a hammeringStore cards have taken a hammering in recent years because of their high interest rates.近年来,赊账卡因其高利息率受到猛烈批评。
get a hammeringOnline dating apps get a hammering in her latest article.
give something/someone a hammeringThe press is giving him a hammering right now.
The head coach is taking a hammering in the press.
She comes in for regular hammerings in the media.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Disapproving & criticizing
anathematize
animadversion
aspersion
aw
backbite
barrel
bash
belabour
boo
disapprobation
knock
knocker
let someone have both barrelsidiom
low blow
mordacious
mordancy
pile
slam
there you goidiom
union-basher

hammering | Business English


hammering
noun[ C,usually singular ]
uk /ˈhæmərɪŋ/us
 take/get a hammering
to decrease suddenly and by a large amount in price or value:
Profits will take a hammering when cheap copycat products come on to the market.
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