sledgehammer

sledgehammer
noun
  1. a large, heavy hammer used for such jobs as breaking rocks and driving in fence posts
    (用于锤岩石和篱笆打桩的)大锤
    ■[as modifier]powerful; forceful
    强有力的;有力的
    sledgehammer blows.
    强有力的打击。
    ■[as modifier](figurative)ruthless, insensitive, or using unnecessary force
    (喻)无情的;麻木不仁的;用力过大的
    under his sledgehammer direction, anything of subtlety is swamped.
    在他鲁莽的指挥下,任何精细的东西都被糟蹋掉了。
verb
  1. [with obj.]hit with a sledgehammer
    用大锤锤
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