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drilling

UK //ˈdrɪlɪŋ//US //ˈdrɪlɪŋ//

词源

源自中古荷兰语 'drillen',意为'钻孔'或'旋转',与古高地德语 'drillen' 相关。

noun

❶ 钻孔或打洞的动作或过程,常用于建筑、采矿或石油开采等工业领域。

“The drilling in the construction site lasted all day.”

(建筑工地的钻孔工作持续了一整天。)

“Oil drilling can have significant environmental impacts.”

(石油钻探可能对环境产生重大影响。)

❶ 反复练习或训练,通常用于军事、体育或教育领域。

“The soldiers went through rigorous drilling every morning.”

(士兵们每天早上进行严格的训练。)

“The basketball team focused on shooting drilling.”

(篮球队专注于投篮训练。)

同义词:boring, training, practice, exercise

verb

❶ 用钻头或工具在硬质材料上打孔或挖掘。

“He was drilling holes in the wall to hang the picture.”

(他正在墙上钻孔以挂画。)

“The company is drilling for natural gas in the area.”

(该公司正在该地区钻探天然气。)

❶ 通过反复练习或训练来教授或学习某种技能。

“The coach drilled the team on defensive strategies.”

(教练对球队进行了防守策略的训练。)

“We drilled the multiplication tables until everyone memorized them.”

(我们反复练习乘法表直到每个人都记住了。)

同义词:train, practice, exercise, instruct

常见短语

drilling rig — 用于石油或天然气钻探的大型设备,通常包括钻塔、钻机和相关机械。

“The drilling rig was set up in the middle of the desert.”

(钻探设备被安装在沙漠中央。)

drill down — 深入研究或分析某个问题或主题,通常用于商业或数据分析领域。

“We need to drill down into the sales data to find the problem.”

(我们需要深入分析销售数据以找出问题所在。)