英语单词“chisel”的含义、读音和例句如下:
含义:
1. 凿子 2. 刻薄地讲话
读音:/tʃaɪz(ə)l/
例句:
1. He was sawing and chiselling at the stone with a view to sculpting it. 他用锯子和凿子锯刻石头,以便雕刻它。
2. She chiselled her initials on the stone. 她在石头上刻上她的名字。
3. He chiselled a portrait of himself out of a block of wood. 他从一块木头上刻出了一幅自画像。
4. He used a chisel and hammer to carve the design on the stone. 他用凿子和铁锤在石头上雕刻图案。
5. He was a bit of a chiseller and always managed to wriggle out of trouble. 他有点尖酸刻薄,总是设法摆脱困境。
6. She had a talent for chiselling attractive carvings from wood. 她善于雕刻出漂亮的木雕。
7. He had a habit of chiselling expenses beyond his means. 他养成了寅吃卯粮的习惯。
8. He used a chisel to cut into the rock face. 他用凿子在岩石面上切割。
9. He had a gift for chiselling compliments from the bone. 他善于挖空心思想奉承别人。
10. Don't try to chisel another couple of pounds off the price, you won't get it. 你别想在价钱上再抠几磅,那样就不买了。
一般来说,人们会使用“chisel”一词指用工具刻画、切割物体。同时在一些口语表达中,“chisel”还被用于形容人的言语行为刻薄,擅长挑剔他人的小毛病。