单词：sledgehammers
音标：[ˈsledʒˌhæməz] ；
n. 大锤( sledgehammer的名词复数 ); 杀鸡用牛刀, 小题大做
n a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
v beat with a sledgehammer
v beat with a sledgehammer
sledgehammer的用法和样例：
例句
用作名词(n.)
- She hit the nail with a sledgehammer.她用大锤钉钉子。
- She picked up the sledgehammer and began banging away with enthusiasm.她拿起大锤便用力敲打起来。
- I was holding a large crowbar, and my co-worker was holding a sledgehammer.我拿着一根很大的撬棍，我的同事拿着一把大锤。
用作动词(v.)
- Printing business cards on a thirty-inch press is using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.在30英寸印刷机上印刷名片简直是大材小用，得不偿失。
用作形容词(adj.)
- They were free to use sledgehammer prosecutorial tactics.他们大可用一些无情的原告人策略。
经典引文
Broadway comedy, with its..sledgehammer laugh lines.
出自：New Yorker