单词 | hammer |
释义 | hammer hammer // noun, verb
■ noun [C]
IDIOMS
be/come/go under the hammer (Commerce ) to be sold at an auction (= a sale where items are sold to the person who offers the highest price)
■ verb [+ obj]
to reduce the amount or value of sth in a sudden or extreme way: Shares have been hammered by the recent news. The cold weather hammered ice cream sales. The company has been hammered by steep falls in share prices.
PHRASAL VERBS
hammer away at sth to keep working on sth or emphasizing sth: People will continue to hammer away at this issue. You hammer away at service, and hope the message gets through
hammer sth down to reduce prices, costs, etc. by a large amount: All our goods are at hammered down prices.
hammer sth out to discuss a plan or a deal until all the details are agreed: Final details have yet to be hammered out. |
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