- [uncountable, singular]
the sound of somebody hitting something with a hammer or with their fists (锤子或拳头的)敲打声,捶打声 the sound of hammering from the next room 隔壁传来的敲打声 They were interrupted by a hammering at the door. 他们被敲门声打断了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- loud
- constant
- incessant
- …
- hear
- hammering at
- hammering on
- [countable, usually singular] (informal)
an act of defeating or criticizing somebody severely 挫败;严厉批评 Our team took a real hammering in the first half. 上半场我队吃了个大败仗。 The sales team will be in for a hammering when these figures come out. 这些数字出来后,销售团队将会受到严厉的批评。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- real
- give somebody
- take