sledgehammer
/ˈsledʒhæmə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [slˈɛdʒhˌæmɚ] /ˈsledʒhæmər/ (ame, ipa) · [slˈɛdʒhˌæmɚ] /ˈslej-ˌha-mər How to pronounce sledgehammer (audio)/ (ame, mw)
sledgehammer — 名詞
- sledgehammersingular
- sledgehammersplural
1. A very large hammer swung with both hands to break hard surfaces or pound thick
大鐵鎚
長柄重鎚，可破石或打樁
A very large hammer swung with both hands to break hard surfaces or pound thick posts into place.
Vivek swung a sledgehammer to break the cracked concrete step.
Vivek 揮起大鐵鎚，砸開裂掉的混凝土台階。
swing a sledgehammer to break concrete
Two workers used a sledgehammer to drive fence posts into clay.
兩名工人用大鐵鎚把圍欄柱打進黏土裡。
The rescue team kept a sledgehammer beside the jammed steel door.
救援隊把一把大鐵鎚放在卡住的鋼門旁邊。
Mayumi lifted the sledgehammer with both hands before the first blow.
Mayumi 在第一下重擊前，先雙手舉起那把大鐵鎚。
文法句型
use a sledgehammer
swing a sledgehammer
sledgehammer + for + heavy job
用法筆記
Usually names a tool for demolition, road work, or driving large stakes. It suggests a much bigger tool than an ordinary hammer.
常見錯誤
2. A method or reaction that pushes much harder than the situation really needs.
強硬手段
比情況所需更粗暴的方法
A method or reaction that pushes much harder than the situation really needs.
Closing every playground was a sledgehammer response to one complaint.
因為一件投訴就關閉所有遊樂場，這是強硬手段。
sledgehammer + response = far too forceful
The company used a sledgehammer approach instead of fixing one small error.
公司採用了強硬手段，而不是修正那個小錯誤。
The principal's sledgehammer rule closed the library over one missing key.
校長那條強硬規定，竟因一把遺失的鑰匙就關掉圖書館。
Asher's sledgehammer tactics silenced helpful debate during the budget meeting.
Asher 那套強硬手段，把預算會議裡有幫助的討論都壓下去了。
- overkill
informal and stresses using far more force than needed
- blunt instrument
emphasises crude pressure with little precision
- hard-line tactic
focuses on strict control rather than physical force
- measured response
suggests proportionate and careful action
- surgical approach
emphasises narrow, precise action
文法句型
a sledgehammer approach
a sledgehammer response
sledgehammer tactics
用法筆記
Usually appears before another noun such as approach, response, rule, or tactics. It implies more force than the problem deserves.
常見錯誤
sledgehammer — 動詞
- sledgehammerpresent simple I / you / we / they
- sledgehammers3rd person singular
- sledgehammering-ing form
- sledgehammeredpast simple
1. To batter something with repeated heavy blows, or to force a result through in a
猛砸；強推
用重擊敲打，或強硬推過
To batter something with repeated heavy blows, or to force a result through in a similarly brutal way.
The crew sledgehammered the old bathroom wall before installing new pipes.
工班在裝新管線前，先猛砸舊浴室的牆面。
sledgehammer + object in demolition
Leo sledgehammered the rusted lock until the storage gate opened.
Leo 一直猛砸生鏽的鎖，直到儲藏門打開。
Workers sledgehammered at the frozen ground to set the signpost.
工人朝著凍硬的地面猛砸，好把告示牌立起來。
Firefighters sledgehammered through the apartment door during the smoky rescue.
消防員在濃煙中的救援行動裡，猛砸穿過公寓門。
The party tried to sledgehammer the bill through committee overnight.
那個政黨試著在一夜之間，強推法案通過委員會。
文法句型
sledgehammer + object
sledgehammer at + surface
sledgehammer through + barrier
用法筆記
Often describes demolition, rescue, or rough construction. In figurative use, it suggests forcing a decision or plan through with little care.
常見錯誤
sledgehammer — 形容詞
- sledgehammerpositive
- more sledgehammercomparative
- most sledgehammersuperlative
1. Describing language, tactics, or action that is blunt, overpowering, and lacking
粗暴的
作風直接強硬且欠細膩
Describing language, tactics, or action that is blunt, overpowering, and lacking care.
The mayor's sledgehammer policy punished careful shops along with careless ones.
市長那套粗暴的政策，連守規矩的店家也一起受罰。
sledgehammer + policy = crude, excessive force
Adisa called the columnist's sledgehammer argument unfair to quiet students.
Adisa 說那位專欄作家的粗暴論法，對安靜的學生並不公平。
Shirin's sledgehammer criticism left no room for quiet correction.
Shirin 那種粗暴的批評，完全不留安靜修正的空間。
The campaign's sledgehammer style turned minor mistakes into national drama.
那場競選那種粗暴的作風，把小錯誤都變成全國性的戲碼。
- heavy-handed
the closest match for forceful action that lacks subtlety
- blunt
focuses on directness more than raw pressure
- hard-line
often used of policy or administration rather than style
文法句型
sledgehammer + policy
sledgehammer + criticism
sledgehammer + style
用法筆記
Usually modifies nouns such as approach, policy, criticism, or style. It suggests blunt power, not careful or precise handling.