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词汇 drill
释义 drill
noun[ C ]
uk /drɪl/ us /drɪl/

drillnoun[C] (TOOL)


a tool or machine that makes holes: 钻;钻床;钻机
an electric drill
a dentist's drill牙钻
See also
pneumatic drill
power drill
 
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She bored a hole in the tree with a cordless drill.
He spoke above the noise of the whirring drill.
Do you know how to use a power drill?
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Tools
-pronged
adjustable spanner
adze
Allen key
auger
awl
gavel
gimlet
gouge
grapnel
grappling iron
grindstone
pincer
plunger
power saw
prong
rasp
razor knife
reamer
trowel

drillnoun[C] (REGULAR ACTIVITY)


an activity that practises a particular skill and often involves repeating the same thing several times, especially a military exercise intended to train soldiers: (尤指军事)训练,练习
In some of these schools, army-style drills are used to instil a sense of discipline.这些学校中有一些利用军训来培养纪律观念。
a spelling/pronunciation drill拼写/发音练习
The program includes physical education, target practice and marching drills.
He was pleased with the team's ability to move through their rehearsed drills.
Everyone had to learn the emergency drill.
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Exams, tests & exercises
achievement test
Advanced Placement
AP
assessment
can dophrase
dictation
exam
fail
invigilator
mark scheme
moderate
pop quiz
practical
prelim
probationary
proctor
quiz
resit
retake
viva

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Military training & ceremonies

drillnoun[C] (MUSIC)


(alsodrill music)
a style of trap music(= a kind of popular music with complicated electronic beats and words spoken rather than sung) that started in Chicago and also became popular in London, and that is known for its lyrics(= words) describing a difficult and violent life in an urban(= city) environment:
The gritty lyrics of drill strongly contrast with the subject matter of mainstream hip hop, which tends to glorify wealth.
Chicago’s South Side produced the raw, unapologetic drill music scene.
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Pop, rock & soul
agit-pop
anti-rock
backing dancer
backing singer
backspin
electronica
emo
Europop
floor-filler
frontman
mod
Motown
multi-instrumentalist
New Age music
pop group
Tin Pan Alley
top 40
top ten
trap music
trip-hop

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Types of music

Idiom


what's the drill for something?
drill
verb
uk /drɪl/ us /drɪl/

drillverb (MAKE HOLE)


[ I or T ]
to make a hole in something using a special tool: (用特殊工具)钻孔;打眼
Drill three holes in the wall for the screws.在墙上打3个拧螺丝钉用的小孔。
drill forThey are going to drill for oil nearby.他们准备在附近钻探石油。
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Making holes in things
bore
borer
breach
cutout
dent
gouge
hole
perforate
perforated
pierce
piercer
piercing
prick
probe
punch
puncture
rebore
redrill
riddle
undrilled

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Digging

drillverb (PRACTISE)


[ I or T ]
to practise something, especially military exercises, or to make someone do this: (尤指进行军事)训练,练习
We watched the soldiers drilling on the parade ground.我们观看士兵们在阅兵场上训练。
[ Tusually+ adv/prep ]
to tell someone something repeatedly to make them remember it: (为记忆而)反复训练,重复灌输
be drilled intoIt was drilled into us at an early age that we should always say "please" and "thank you".我们从小就被反复告知总要记着说“请”和“谢谢”。
drill someone in somethingHe drilled the children in what they should say.他一遍又一遍地告诉孩子们应该说什么话。
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Repeating an action
be at it againidiom
be/sound like a broken recordidiom
binge-watch
bingeable
blitz
go/run round in circlesidiom
here
here we go (again)idiom
iteration
iterative
iteratively
keep your eye inidiom
repetitive
repetitively
replicable
reprise
reproduce
reproducible
reproducibly
rewrite

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Military training & ceremonies
Saying again

Phrasal verb


drill down

drill | American Dictionary


drill
verb
us/drɪl/

drillverb (CUT A HOLE)


[ I/T ]
to cut or dig a hole into something:
[ T ]First, drill a small hole in the board.

drillverb (REPEAT ACTIVITY)


[ T ]
to make someone practice a skill by repeating the same thing several times:
The teacher drills them in arithmetic every day.

Phrasal verb


drill something into someone
drill
noun
us/drɪl/

drillnoun (TOOL)


[ C ]
a tool or machine that cuts or digs into something to make holes

drillnoun (REPEATED ACTIVITY)


[ C/U ]
practice involving repetition of an activity in order to improve a skill, or a particular occasion for such practice:
[ C ]For homework, complete the drill on irregular verbs on pages 30 through 35.

drill | Business English


drill
verb[ I ]
 NATURAL RESOURCESuk /drɪl/us
to make a deep hole in the ground with a special machine in order to look for oil, gas, etc.:
drill for sthThe report discussed to what extent foreign companies should be allowed to drill for oil.

drilling


noun[ U ]
The bill will ban shoreline drilling for oil and gas under the lake beds.

Phrasal verb


drill down

Examples of drill


drill
Others may be kidney shaped or triangular sometimes having holes drilled for decoration.
Thirty-five holes are drilled into the board in a grid pattern; each hole has a nickel-plated neodymium iron boron disc inserted into it.
Heating the material to be drilled will decrease the formation of recast.
The female rocked sideways as she drilled with her ovipositor into the tissue below.
The basic ingredients in this pedagogy are drills and instruction.
The seeds were drilled between intercropped maize-cassava rows during the same season.
A new feature of volunteer activity was the greater use of drills and military discipline.
Experiments showed that an engine was less inclined to screech when additional holes were drilled in the heat shield.
Five holes were drilled through the plug parallel to the cylinder generators in order to accommodate double-holedceramic tubing.
The proposal identifies the interactions between scientific and technological aspects, particularly in the necessary developments in drilling systems.
In their undergraduate years they are drilled in factual knowledge and scientific method, and rarely see patients outside hospital buildings.
When a hole has been drilled at a marked position, it is also indicated.
A counterbore at the outside surface is also drilled to accommodate fill tube attachment.
I might incorporate drilling a form or phrase helping with automaticity.
The well was about 80 m deep, and drilled at a slight angle towards the buildings.
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Collocations withdrill


drill

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dental drill
Under a dissecting microscope, an opening in the skull overlying the optic tectum was made using a dental drill.
drill instructor
There was a figure of a drillinstructor and three figures of new recruits in fatigue uniform doing training exercises.
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Wikipedia

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drill pipe
The accident happened when men were withdrawing the last section of the drillpipe.
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Hansard archive

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