maul

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A heavy long-handled hammer, used for splitting logs by driving a wedge into them, or in combat.
  2. A situation where the player carrying the ball, who must be on his feet, is held by one or more opponents, and one or more of the ball carrier's team mates bind onto the ball carrier.
  3. The fruit of the Washingtonia species.
动词 v.
  1. To handle someone or something in a rough way.
  2. To savage; to cause serious physical wounds. usually
    — The bear mauled him in a terrible way.
  3. To criticise harshly. figuratively
    — The latest film by the Cohen brothers was mauled by the press, and was a box-office flop to boot.
  4. To beat with a maul. transitive
  5. To play rough, to fondle intensively. slang
    — 28 year old big, burly, bearded grizzly looking for other bears to maul me! Facial/body hair, brains a plus!

词形变化

mauls plural mauls present,singular,third-person mauling participle,present mauled participle,past mauled past

词汇关系

下位词
rolling maul
衍生词
driving maul maul oak bemaul maulee mauler unmauled
相关词
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词源

词源 1
From Middle English malle (“mace, maul”), from Anglo-Norman mail, from Old French mail, from Latin malleus (“hammer”). Doublet of malleus.
词源 2
From Middle English malle (“mace, maul”), from Anglo-Norman mail, from Old French mail, from Latin malleus (“hammer”). Doublet of malleus.
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