chisel

noun

1. 凿子；錾子
   a tool with a sharp flat edge at the end, used for shaping wood, stone or metal

verb

1. （用凿子）凿，刻，雕
   to cut or shape wood or stone with a chisel
   1. A name was chiselled into the stone.
      石头上刻着一个人名。
   2. She was chiselling some marble.
      她在雕刻一些大理石。
2. 欺骗；欺诈；宰（人）
   to get money or some advantage from sb by cheating them
   1. They chiseled him out of hundreds of dollars.
      他们骗了他几百元钱。

in AM, use 美国英语用 chiseling, chiseled


1. N-COUNT 凿子;錾子
   A chisel is a tool that has a long metal blade with a sharp edge at the end. It is used for cutting and shaping wood and stone.
   1. ...a hammer and chisel.
      锤子和凿子
2. VERB 凿，雕，刻(木头、石头)
   If you chisel wood or stone, you cut and shape it using a chisel.
   1. They sit and chisel the stone to size.
      他们坐下来把石头凿成合适的大小。

1. They sit and chisel the stone to size.
   他们坐下来把石头凿成合适的大小。
2. He used a hammer and chisel to chip away at the wall.
   他用榔头和凿子铲墙。
3. I shall have a hammer, a chisel, and some pincers in my pocket.
   我衣袋里带着一个铁锤、一把凿子、一个取钉钳。
4. We are like jewels, shaped with the hammer and chisel of adversity.
   我们有如宝石，需要经过苦难的锤凿来雕琢。
5. Marius heard him lay something heavy on the table, probably the chisel which he had purchased.
   马吕斯听见他把一件重东西放在桌上，也许是他买的那把钝口凿。
6. First a hand chisel to create an open hole, than a saw to widen the hole.
   首先是创造一个开放的手凿洞，之后用一把锯子拓宽洞。
7. Any tool with a sharp cutting edge as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge.
   像凿子、刀、刨子或圆凿有尖锐的切边的工具。
8. Camille used a hammer and chisel to carve out a figure from the marble.
   卡米尔用锤子和凿子将大理石雕刻出一个人像。
9. A chisel for working wood; it is either struck with a mallet or pushed by hand.
   雕刻木头的凿子；或者由槌棒打击或者由手往里推。
10. A chisel with a blade like a trough for cutting channels or grooves.
    用来凿管道或凹槽有像木钵一样的刃片的凿子。
11. A chisel and a hammer are indispensable tools for a sculptor.
    对于雕塑家而言，凿子和铁锤是不可或缺的工具。
12. A scooping or digging action, as with such a chisel.
    用凿等进行挖、凿的动作。
13. He cut the figure of a woman out of that rock with a chisel.
    他用凿子把那块石头刻成了一个女人像。
14. Traceable among the rough marks of hatchet and chisel were delicate lines zigzagging.
    近看，耐人寻味，在粗犷的斧凿中行走着蜿蜒的线。
15. A hammer and chisel are used for the first stages of contouring a surface.
    第一阶段使用锤子和凿子画大样。
16. Think about that while we chisel you out.
    在我们把你凿出来时想一想。
17. What is a copper chisel paper-cut?
    什么是铜凿剪纸？
18. She gave one a sledgehammer and a large chisel, one a hammer and smaller chisel, and the other an electric saw.
    她递给一个观众一把大锤和一把大凿子，又递给另一个观众一把小锤和一把小凿子，再递给第三个观众一把电锯。
19. He chipped away at a block of marble with a chisel.
    他连续用凿子凿一块大理石。
20. If you keep using that chisel as a screwdriver you'll take the edge right off it.
    如果你总把那凿子当螺丝起子用，就会使它变钝的。
21. A chisel with a thin blade for woodworking.
    有细边的木工活用的凿子。
22. He works with a file, a chisel, and an awl.
    他工作起来又用锉刀，又用凿子，又用锥子。
23. Cut or shaped with hard blows of a heavy cutting instrument like an ax or chisel.
    用类似于斧头或者凿子之类的重工具切开或者使之成型。
24. If it's written in stone, bring your hammer and chisel.
    即使这些声明是刻在石头上，带著你的铁鎚和凿刀，击碎它。
25. The firm found a way to chisel him out of his overtime pay.
    公司找到了一个办法把他的超时加班费克扣掉。
26. A short-handled hammer with a wooden head used to strike a chisel or wedge.
    用来敲击凿子或楔子的有木头的短把锤。
27. Place chisel or spacer under the halfshaft flange.
    将凿子或厚垫片放在半轴法兰下面。
28. It is rough and strong to chisel workers, has displayed Chinese jade characteristic.
    琢工粗犷有力，表现了汉玉特色。
29. Chisel cutting operation of cut, cut cut, cut file, attack thread, the thread sets.
    切削性操作有錾削、锯削、锉削、攻螺纹、套螺纹。
30. A unique method of using the hammer and chisel.
    锤子和凿子的独特的使用方法。

  carve chisel sculpt【导航词义：雕刻】

  carve v. 雕刻

〔辨析〕指用木头、石头等雕刻出某个物件或图案。

  chisel v. 雕，凿，刻

〔辨析〕指用凿子在木头、石头等上雕刻。

  sculpt v. 雕刻，雕塑

〔辨析〕指用石头、木头、黏土、金属等进行雕刻。

noun

1. an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge

verb

1. carve with a chisel
   1. chisel the marble

2. deprive somebody of something by deceit
   1. The con-man beat me out of $50
   2. This salesman ripped us off!
   3. we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme
   4. They chiseled me out of my money

   Synonym:    cheatrip off

3. engage in deceitful behavior
   1. Who's chiseling on the side?

   Synonym:    cheat