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单词 sledgehammer
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sledgehammer
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsledʒˌhæm.ər/us
/ˈsledʒˌhæm.ɚ/
alarge,heavyhammerwith alonghandle, used forbreakingstonesor otherheavymaterial, or forhittingpostsinto theground, etc.
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used todescribea way ofbehavingthat is tooforceful:
（行为）过于激烈
Theyaccusedtheprimeministerof using sledgehammertactics.他们谴责首相大动干戈。
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Too much and unnecessary

Idiom

a sledgehammer to crack a nut
(Definition ofsledgehammerfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

sledgehammer| American Dictionary

sledgehammer
noun[C]
us
/ˈsledʒˌhæm·ər/
alarge,heavyhammerwith alonghandle, used forjobslikebreakingstonesorhittingpostsinto theground
(Definition ofsledgehammerfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsledgehammer

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I wish that the books on language were as easy to follow, but at the same time am relieved that they lack the pile-it-onsledgehammerpolemic.
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The current law can deal with an infringement or illegality without the whole of the rate being quashed under thissledgehammerof an amendment.
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We have felt the whirlwind and thesledgehammerimpact of the recession.
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Thesledgehammerhit our main export and growth sectors.
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Why bring asledgehammerto crack a walnut?
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
That would leave judicial review, which is an extraordinarily heavysledgehammer, as the only really effective means of redress.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
He decided to use the legislativesledgehammer—option 5—whereas most reasonable people would have concluded that the evidence pointed to option 2 or 3.
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Taken together, those measures amount to asledgehammer, which might be appropriate for a serious complaint.
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There is more danger that asledgehammerwill bring the house down than accomplish any good or complicated repairs.
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The occasionalsledgehammermay not be enough to overcome what is a pervasive practice.
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The spectacle of representatives of the industry arriving at old ladies' doors with sledgehammers to break down the doors and remove electricity meters persists.
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It is no use facing them with asledgehammerand confrontation.
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To use the full weight of company law in order to regulate small private companies is to use asledgehammerto swat a fly.
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So we must take asledgehammerto deal with it.
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It was a crude instrument—asledgehammerof an instrument.
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