hew
v (pt hewed, pp hewed or hewn/hju:n; hjun/)
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
chop or cut (sth/sb) with an axe, sword, etc (用斧、 刀劍等)砍, 劈(某物[某人]): hewing wood 劈木
He hewed his enemy to pieces. 他將敵人劈成數段.
2 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (down) cause sth to fall by chopping 砍倒或劈倒某物
hewing (down) trees 將樹伐倒.
3 [Tn] shape (sth) by chopping 將(某物)砍成或劈成某種形狀
roughly hewn timber 粗劈的木材.
4 [I, Ipr, Ip]
~ (away) (at/among sth) aim cutting blows at sth 砍向某物
He was hewing away at the trunk of the tree. 他不停地照著樹干砍去.
5 (phr v) hew sth across, through, etc (sth) make sth by chopping 開辟某物
They hewed a path through the jungle. 他們在叢林中開辟出一條路. hew sth away, off, etc remove sth by chopping 砍掉某物
hew off dead branches 砍去枯枝. hew sth out make sth by hard work 努力做成某事物
hew out a career for oneself 奮力開創一番事業. HEW, abbr 縮寫 = (US) Department of Health, Education and Welfare 衛生、 教育和福利部.
?? 擴展釋義
*[hju:]vt. 砍, 砍倒, 砍成vi. 砍, 劈, 堅持相關詞組: hew one's way
?? 同為「GRE」詞匯
cramvt. 填滿;塞滿;死記硬背;猛吃;
vi. (為考試而)死記硬背;狼吞虎咽地吃東西;
adj. 填鴨式學的;臨時學的;
n. 死記硬背;極度擁擠;填塞;<俚>壓碎;