chisel — Từ điển tiếng Anh

Danh từ

1. A cutting tool used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by pushing or pounding the back when the sharp edge is against the material. It consists of a slim, oblong block of metal with a sharp wedge or bevel formed on one end and sometimes a handle at the other end; there are hand tool versions (the original type) and versions as bits for power tools.

2. A part of any of various tools or devices that has an analogous purpose, cutting raw material or a workpiece during the process that the tool or device performs.

3. A part of any of various tools or devices that has an analogous purpose, cutting raw material or a workpiece during the process that the tool or device performs. A part of some ploughs, next to the ploughshare, that helps cut into the soil and deal with obstructions such as rocks, roots, and stems.

   Ví dụ

   Holonyms: plough, plow < implement

Động từ

1. To use a chisel.

   Cách dùng

   • nội động từ

   Từ đồng nghĩa

   chip

2. To work something with a chisel.

   Cách dùng

   • ngoại động từ

   Từ đồng nghĩa

   chip

   Ví dụ

   She chiselled a sculpture out of the block of wood.

3. To barge in on (something); to intrude on (something).

   Cách dùng

   • lỗi thời
   • ngoại động từ

4. To make small changes to (something), bit by bit, resulting in change over time.

   Cách dùng

   • nghĩa bóng
   • ngoại động từ

   Từ đồng nghĩa

   chip away

   Ví dụ

   Laws that protect the environment are being chiseled away.

5. To beg or pressure somebody into giving up (something); to haggle excessively; to cheat; to obtain something from (someone) by cheating.

   Cách dùng

   • nội hoặc ngoại động từ
   • không trang trọng

   Ví dụ

   He's managed to chisel a couple dollars from somewhere.

   She can always chisel whatever she needs from her father.

   Thêm ví dụ (1)

   She's always either chiseling or groveling, it seems.

Danh từ

1. Gravel.

   Cách dùng

   • không đếm được
   • usually

2. Coarse flour; bran; the coarser part of bran or flour.

   Cách dùng

   • plural-normally
   • không đếm được
   • usually

Danh từ

1. an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge

   Từ có nghĩa rộng hơn

   edge tool

Động từ

1. engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud

   Từ đồng nghĩa

   cheat

   Từ có nghĩa rộng hơn

   deceivelead ondeludecozen

   Ví dụ

   Who's chiseling on the side?

2. deprive somebody of something by deceit

   Từ đồng nghĩa

   cheatrip off

   Từ có nghĩa rộng hơn

   victimizevictimise

   Ví dụ

   The con-man beat me out of $50

   This salesman ripped us off!

   Thêm ví dụ (2)

   we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme

   They chiseled me out of my money

3. carve with a chisel

   Từ có nghĩa rộng hơn

   carvechip at

   Ví dụ

   chisel the marble