| 釋義 |
hew /hjw; hju/ vt, vi (pt hewed, pp hewed or hewn) /hju: n; hjun/ [VP6A, 15A, B, 2A, C] 1 cut (by striking or chopping); aim cutting blows (at, among): 砍; 伐; 劈; 砍向(與 at, among 連用)： hew down a branch. 砍下一樹枝。 He hewed his enemy to pieces, eg with his sword. 他將敵人劈成數(shù)段(例如用劍)。 2 shape by chopping: 砍成某種形狀： hewn timber, roughly shaped by hewing. 粗劈的木材。 3 make by hard work: 幸苦做成： hew one's way through dense jungle, cut out and beat a path; 在濃密的森林里開辟一條路; hew out a career for oneself. 艱苦地創(chuàng)一番事業(yè)。 hewer n person who hews, esp a man who cuts out coal in a mine: 砍伐者; (尤指)采煤夫： hewers of wood and drapers of water, persons doing hard menial work. 劈柴挑水的人。(功 Josh 9: 21.)(參看圣經(jīng)約書亞記第 9 章第 21 節(jié)。) |