forge
n
1 workshop with a fire and an anvil where metals are heated and shaped, esp one used by a smith for making horseshoes 鐵匠鋪(尤指做馬掌的).
2 (workshop, factory, etc with a) furnace for melting or refining metals 鍛鐵爐; 鍛造車間或工廠.
forge v [Tn]
1
(a) shape (sth) by heating it in a fire and hammering 鍛造; 打鐵
forge a sword, a chain, an anchor, etc 鍛造劍、 鐵鏈、 錨等.
(b) (fig 比喻) create (usu a lasting relationship) by means of much hard work (靠艱苦工作)建立(通常為長期關系)
forge a bond, a link, an alliance, etc 建立同盟、 聯系、 聯盟等
a friendship forged by adversity 患難中建立起來的友誼. Cf 參看 weld.
2 make an imitation or copy of (sth) in order to deceive people 偽造
forge a banknote, will, signature, etc 偽造鈔票、 遺囑、 簽字等. Cf 參看 counterfeit v.
forge v
1 [Ipr, Ip, Tn.pr]
move forward steadily or gradually 穩步前進
forge constantly onwards 堅定不移地穩步前進
forge into the lead, ie gradually overtake sb 穩步進入領先地位(逐步超越某人).
2 (phr v) forge ahead advance or progress quickly; take the leading position in a race, etc 高速前進; (在賽跑等運動中)進入領先地位
One horse forged ahead, leaving the others behind. 有一匹馬跑在最前面, 把其他的馬拋在後面.