mallet
mallet — 名詞
- malletsingular
- malletsplural
1. a hand tool that looks like a hammer, except its broad head is made from soft ma
木槌；橡膠槌
用於敲擊但不留痕的工具槌
a hand tool that looks like a hammer, except its broad head is made from soft material — wood, plastic, or rubber — so it can press chisels or fit parts together without marking the surface.
Liam tapped the chisel gently with a wooden mallet to carve the door frame.
Liam 用木槌輕輕敲打鑿子，雕刻門框。
collocation: tap with a mallet
The carpenter chose a rubber mallet to fit the tiles without cracking them.
木匠選了橡膠槌來鋪磁磚，以免敲裂磁磚。
collocation: rubber mallet for delicate work
Soraya needed a heavy mallet to push the tent pegs into the dry ground.
Soraya 需要一把重木槌，才能把帳篷釘打進乾硬的地面。
Every toolbox in the workshop held a small mallet beside the screwdrivers.
工坊裡每個工具箱都有一把小木槌，放在螺絲起子旁邊。
noun in object position
- wooden mallet
- rubber mallet
- tap with a mallet
- swing a mallet
文法句型
a mallet
rubber/wooden mallet
用法筆記
Subject is usually a person doing manual work; object of strike is usually fragile or finished surfaces (tiles, wooden joints, chisels). Distinguish from sense 2 by setting — workshops and home repair, not sports fields.
常見錯誤
2. a long-shafted stick with a cylinder-shaped wooden head at one end, swung by a p
球桿
馬球或槌球用的長柄擊球桿
a long-shafted stick with a cylinder-shaped wooden head at one end, swung by a player to drive a ball during games like croquet or polo.
Nikhil leaned forward in the saddle and swung his mallet at the polo ball.
Nikhil 在馬鞍上俯身，揮動球桿擊打馬球。
collocation: swing a mallet at a ball
Cyrus chose a lighter mallet for the croquet match on the back lawn.
Cyrus 為後院的槌球比賽選了較輕的球桿。
The referee checked every mallet for cracks before the polo final started.
馬球決賽開賽前，裁判檢查了每一支球桿是否有裂痕。
passive context: equipment inspection
Caio held the mallet with both hands and aimed at the red ball through the hoop.
Caio 雙手握住球桿，瞄準紅球，準備穿過球門。
- polo mallet
- croquet mallet
- swing a mallet
文法句型
a mallet
polo/croquet mallet
用法筆記
Subject is usually a player; the action verb is typically swing, strike, or hold. Distinguish from sense 1 (the carpenter's tool) by the sporting context — polo, croquet, or similar lawn games.
常見錯誤
3. a slim wooden stick with a small round head wrapped in yarn, felt, or rubber, he
琴槌；鼓槌
敲擊馬林巴或鐵琴的軟頭木棒
a slim wooden stick with a small round head wrapped in yarn, felt, or rubber, held by a percussionist to strike bars or drum heads on instruments such as the marimba or vibraphone.
Christopher chose soft yarn mallets to bring out a warm tone on the marimba.
Christopher 選了毛線軟頭的琴槌，讓馬林巴音色更溫暖。
collocation: yarn mallets for warm tone
Hyun gripped a mallet in each hand and struck the vibraphone bars in steady rhythm.
Hyun 雙手各握一支琴槌，以穩定的節奏敲擊鐵琴的音條。
collocation: grip a mallet, strike bars
Élise dropped one of her mallets just before the timpani solo began.
定音鼓獨奏即將開始前，Élise 不小心掉了一支鼓槌。
Pedro selected a harder mallet to make the xylophone sound bright and sharp.
Pedro 選了較硬的琴槌，讓木琴的聲音明亮而清脆。
collocation: hard mallet for bright tone
- yarn mallet
- soft mallet
- hard mallet
- marimba mallet
文法句型
a mallet
soft/hard mallet
用法筆記
Subject is usually a percussionist; the action verb is typically strike or play with. Often paired with the instrument name (marimba mallet, timpani mallet). Distinguish from sense 1 by the percussion context.