maul

🇬🇧 UK/mɒ:l/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To handle roughly or savagely; to injure badly; to criticize harshly.

粗暴地对待;严重伤害;严厉批评

n.

A heavy long-handled hammer used for driving wedges or stakes.

大槌,长柄重锤

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
maulother
=maul

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The bear mauled the camper who had wandered too close to its cubs.

  • 2.

    The carpenter used a maul to drive the large wooden stakes into the ground.

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