chisel
- IPA[ˈtʃɪzl]
英式
- a long-bladed hand tool with a bevelled cutting edge and a handle which is struck with a hammer or mallet, used to cut or shape wood, stone, or metal
- cut or shape (something) with a chisel；cheat or swindle (someone) out of something
verb: chisel, 3rd person present: chisels, gerund or present participle: chiselling, past tense: chiselled, past participle: chiselled
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a long-bladed hand tool with a bevelled cutting edge and a handle which is struck with a hammer or mallet, used to cut or shape wood, stone, or metal cut away the tiles with a broad-bladed steel chisel
動詞
- 1. cut or shape (something) with a chisel chisel a hole through the brickwork
- 2. North American informal cheat or swindle (someone) out of something he's chiselled me out of my dues
