| 词汇 | chisel |
| 释义 | chisel noun[ C ] uk /ˈtʃɪz.əl/ us /ˈtʃɪz.əl/ a tool with a long metal blade that has a sharp edge for cutting wood, stone, etc.凿子;錾子 joebelanger/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Tools -pronged adjustable spanner adze Allen key auger awl excavator gimlet gouge grapnel grappling iron grindstone guillotine plunger prong rasp razor knife reamer sander trowel chisel verb[ T ] uk /ˈtʃɪz.əl/ us /ˈtʃɪz.əl/-ll- or US usually-l- to use a chisel: （用凿子）凿，雕，刻 She chiselled a figure out of the marble.她用大理石雕刻出一个人像。 Cutting and stabbing abrasion bayonet butcher carve carving chop chop something down impale impalement impaler incise julienne score something out/through shave shave something off/from something shear shearing sheep shearing slash sliced chisel | American Dictionarychisel noun[ C ] us/ˈtʃɪz·əl/ a tool with a long, metal blade that has a sharp edge for cutting esp. wood or stone chisel verb[ T ] us/ˈtʃɪz·əl/ to cut with a chisel Examples of chiselchisel The men were put over the side with ice saws and chisels to saw and chip away the ice ahead of the bows. The chiselled, unperturbed musical themes of the ballet are heard as distinct events, elements of an abstract design that could very easily be a full-fledged text as indecipherable as hieroglyphs. They were objects he had carved out of the state of nature for his patrons, and yet they were not like a statue chiseled out of a block of marble. We then chiselled out of it and did not give the aid. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We may also run the danger of being chiselled out of the manufacturing industry in the supersonic era. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Anything that chisels away at those assumptions can be unwise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have got to be chiselled into the artificial and unnatural conditions of town life. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no doubt that substantial sums have been chiselled from that budget and misused. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When full employment returned it meant that machinery, chisels and hammers had to be manufactured. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I can assure him that we are certainly not going to be chiselled out of our fine position in the design and development of aircraft. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it not unfortunate that the support should have been chiselled down as it has been? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am still working in the factory where chisels are used. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If other countries are cheating or chiselling, then we must have it out with them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One morning they sent half a dozen men with a lorry, some steps, some hammers and chisels and a few enamelled plates. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Each year another bit has been chiselled off. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of chisel These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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