chisel
n
tool with a sharp cutting edge at the end, for shaping wood, stone or metal 鑿子; 鏨子. =>illus 見插圖. chisel, v (-ll-; US also -l-)
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
(a) ~ sth (into sth) cut or shape sth with a chisel 用鑿子或鏨子鑿開或鑿成某物
The sculptor chiselled the lump of marble into a fine statue. 雕刻家把大理石塊鑿成優美的雕像.
(fig 比喻) a woman with (finely) chiselled features, ie a sharply defined face 眉清目秀的女人.
(b) ~ sth (out of sth) form sth using a chisel 用鑿子做成某物
a temple chiselled out of solid rock 在巖石中鑿出的廟宇.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb (out of sth) (sl 俚) cheat or swindle sb 欺騙或詐騙某人.