
drills
词源
源自中古荷兰语 'drillen',意为'钻孔'或'旋转',与古高地德语 'drillen' 同源。
noun
❶ 一种用于钻孔或打洞的工具,通常由金属制成,带有旋转的钻头。常用于建筑、木工或机械加工中。
“He used an electric drill to make holes in the wall.”
(他用电动钻头在墙上钻孔。)
“The carpenter sharpened the drill bits before starting the project.”
(木匠在开始项目前磨快了钻头。)
❶ 军事或体育中的训练活动,通常指重复练习以提高技能或体能。
“The soldiers practiced marching drills every morning.”
(士兵们每天早上练习列队行进训练。)
“Basketball players do shooting drills to improve their accuracy.”
(篮球运动员通过投篮训练来提高命中率。)
verb
❶ 用钻头在材料上钻孔或打洞的动作。
“He drilled a small hole in the wooden board.”
(他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 通过重复练习来训练某人或提高某项技能。
“The sergeant drilled the recruits on proper rifle handling.”
(中士训练新兵正确的步枪操作方法。)
“Our teacher drills us on multiplication tables every day.”
(我们老师每天训练我们背诵乘法表。)
常见短语
drill down — 深入探讨或分析某个主题的细节,通常用于研究或数据分析中。
“The analyst will drill down into the sales data to find the problem.”
(分析师将深入分析销售数据以找出问题所在。)
drill sergeant — 负责训练新兵的军事教官,以严厉和纪律严明著称。
“The drill sergeant shouted orders at the new recruits.”
(训练教官对新兵大声发出命令。)