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hew

🇬🇧 UK/hju:/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To chop or cut with an axe or similar tool; to shape or form by cutting; to conform to a rule or principle.

砍，劈；凿成；遵循

n.

The act or result of cutting or chopping down.

砍伐

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
hewother
=hew

Common Collocations

  • 1.hew to坚持
  • 2.hew out开凿

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The carpenter used an axe to hew the wooden beam into shape.

  • 2.

    The company decided to hew closely to its original mission.

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