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。
Tools
- -pronged
- adjustable spanner
- adze
- Allen key
- auger
- awl
- excavator
- gimlet
- gouge
- grapnel
- grappling iron
- grindstone
- guillotine
- plunger
- prong
- rasp
- razor knife
- reamer
- sander
- trowel
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Too much and unnecessary
Idiom
a sledgehammer to crack a nut