mallet

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n. 木槌, 球棍, 棒 [化] 大锤; 手锤

发音

US /ˈmælɪt/

词形变化

mallets 复数 mallets malleted malleting mallets 三单 malleting 现在分词 malleted 过去式 malleted 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A type of hammer with a larger-than-usual head made of wood, rubber or similar non-iron material, used by woodworkers for driving a tool, such as a chisel. A kind of maul.

    Carpenters use mallets for assembling.

    We used a mallet to drive the tent pegs into the ground.

  2. 2.

    A weapon resembling the tool, but typically much larger.

    工程 政治 军事
  3. 3.

    A small hammer-like tool used for playing certain musical instruments.

    音乐
  4. 4.

    A light beetle with a long handle used in playing croquet.

    游戏
  5. 5.

    The stick used to strike the ball in the sport of polo.

    体育
v.
  1. 1.

    To beat or strike with, or as if with, a mallet.

    及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

hammer beetle

上位词 2

hammer drumstick

下位词 3

gavel croquet mallet polo-stick

整体词 1

percussion instrument

相关短语

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词源

From Middle English malet, maylet, from Old French mallet, maillet (“a wooden hammer, mallet”), diminutive of mal, mail (“a hammer”), from Latin malleus (“a hammer, mall, mallet”).

来源：wiktionary