drill

noun

/drɪl/

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[countable] a tool or machine with a pointed end for making holes钻；钻头；钻床；钻机
- an electric drill电钻
- a hand drill手钻
- a dentist’s drill牙钻
- a drill bit (= the pointed part at the end of the drill)钻头
see also hammer drill, percussion drill, pneumatic drill
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[countable, uncountable] a way of learning something by means of repeated exercises练习；训练Topics Educationc2, Languagec2
[countable, uncountable] a practice of what to do in an emergency, for example if there is a fire（应对紧急情况的）演习
- a fire drill消防演习
- This is not a drill! Please evacuate the building.这不是演习！请撤离大楼。
- The school has a fire drill once a week.学校每周有一次消防演习。
- Air-raid drills and evacuation procedures have been practised.空袭演习和疏散程序已经实施。
[uncountable] military training in marching, the use of weapons, etc.军事训练；操练
- rifle drill步枪操练
see also pack drillTopics War and conflictc2
the drill
[singular] (old-fashioned) the correct or usual way to do something正确的步骤；常规；程序 synonym procedure
- What's the drill for claiming expenses?报销费用的手续是什么？
- Usually a midwife was present: if not, Mother knew the drill.通常有助产士在场:如果没有，妈妈知道该怎么做。
[uncountable] a type of strong cotton cloth粗斜纹布
[countable] a machine for planting seeds in rows条播机
- a seed drill播种机

词源noun senses 1 to 5 early 17th cent.: from Middle Dutch drillen ‘bore, turn in a circle’. noun sense 7 early 18th cent. (as a noun in the sense ‘small furrow’): perhaps from drill ‘make a hole’. noun sense 6 early 18th cent.: abbreviation of earlier drilling, from German Drillich, from Latin trilix ‘triple-twilled’, from tri- ‘three’ + licium ‘thread’.

drill

verb

/drɪl/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they drill	/drɪl/ /drɪl/
he / she / it drills	/drɪlz/ /drɪlz/
past simple drilled	/drɪld/ /drɪld/
past participle drilled	/drɪld/ /drɪld/
-ing form drilling	/ˈdrɪlɪŋ/ /ˈdrɪlɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

[transitive, intransitive] to make a hole in something, using a drill钻（孔）；打（眼）
- drill something Drill a series of holes in the frame.在构架上钻一串孔。
- The dentist started drilling my tooth.牙医开始给我钻孔。
- drill (through something) He drilled through the wall by mistake.他误将墙壁钻穿了。
[intransitive] drill (for something) to try to get oil or water by drilling in the ground or sea bed钻探：试图在地面或海床钻探来获取油或水
- They're drilling for oil off the Irish coast.他们在爱尔兰沿海钻井采油。
Topics The environmentc1
[transitive] to teach somebody to do something by making them repeat it a lot of times培训；训练
- drill somebody to do something The children were drilled to leave the classroom quickly when the fire bell rang.孩子们接受了如何在火警铃拉响时迅速离开教室的训练。
- drill somebody a well-drilled team训练有素的队伍
- drill somebody in something Recruits are drilled in basic techniques over the five-day course.新兵接受为期五天的基本技能训练。
- Recruits were thoroughly drilled in all aspects of military procedure.新兵接受了全面的军事程序训练。
Topics Languagec2
[transitive] drill somebody to train soldiers to perform military actions进行军事训练；操练
- The soldiers were being drilled outside the barracks.士兵们正在营房外操练。
[transitive] drill something + adv./prep. to hit or kick a ball hard and in a straight line练习：用力和直线击球或踢球
- She drilled the ball into the back of the net.她把球钻入球网后部。

词源verb early 17th cent.: from Middle Dutch drillen ‘bore, turn in a circle’.