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drill

UK //drɪl//US //drɪl//

词源

源自中古荷兰语 'drillen',意为'钻孔'或'旋转',最早记录于16世纪英语中。

noun

❶ 一种用于钻孔的工具,通常由金属制成,通过旋转或冲击在材料上打孔。常用于建筑、木工或牙科等领域。

“He used a drill to make holes in the wall for the shelves.”

(他用钻头在墙上钻孔以便安装架子。)

“The dentist's drill made a loud noise.”

(牙医的钻头发出了很大的噪音。)

❶ 军事或体育中的训练活动,通过重复练习来提高技能或团队协作能力。

“The soldiers went through rigorous drill every morning.”

(士兵们每天早上都要进行严格的训练。)

“Fire drills are important for school safety.”

(消防演习对学校安全很重要。)

同义词:exercise, practice, training

verb

❶ 使用钻头在物体上打孔,或通过旋转运动穿透材料。

“She drilled a small hole in the wooden board.”

(她在木板上钻了一个小孔。)

“The workers are drilling through the rock to lay pipes.”

(工人们正在岩石上钻孔以铺设管道。)

❶ 通过反复练习来教授或学习某项技能,通常指军事或体育训练。

“The sergeant drilled the recruits on marching techniques.”

(中士训练新兵们的行军技巧。)

“We drilled the emergency procedures until they became automatic.”

(我们反复练习应急程序直到形成条件反射。)

同义词:train, practice, instruct

常见短语

drill down — 深入探讨或分析某个主题,通常指从概括到具体的研究过程。

“Let's drill down into the details of this proposal.”

(让我们深入分析这个提案的细节。)

drill into — 反复灌输或强调某个观念,使其被牢牢记住。

“Our parents drilled good manners into us from an early age.”

(我们的父母从小就向我们反复灌输良好的礼仪。)