adze

IPA/ædz/
IPA/ædz/

adze — noun

  • adzesingular
  • adzesplural

1. A simple cutting tool used in woodworking. An adze has a curved metal blade fixe

1.名詞C1
釋義

A simple cutting tool used in woodworking. An adze has a curved metal blade fixed at a right angle across the end of a long handle, and the user swings it down to slice off thin layers of wood as they shape a surface.

例句

Padma found her grandfather's old adze and used it to smooth the wooden tabletop.

noun phrase: 'grandfather's old adze' with possessive

The carpenter picked up the adze and carved a deep groove into the oak beam.

action sequence: 'picked up the adze and carved'

同義詞
  • axe

    General chopping tool with blade aligned with the handle, used for felling or splitting; an adze has a perpendicular blade for smoothing.

  • hatchet

    Small, one-handed chopping tool used for light splitting; an adze is swung in a different motion for shaping, not chopping.

文法句型

countable noun

用法筆記

Countable tool name. Often modified by a material or origin adjective (e.g. 'steel adze', 'shipwright's adze').

常見錯誤

❌He cut down the tree with an adze.
✅He cut down the tree with an axe.
💡An adze is for shaping wood, not for felling trees; axes have the blade aligned with the handle for chopping.