triphammer
/trip-ham-er/US // ˈtrɪpˌhæm ər //UK // (ˈtrɪpˌhæmə) //
三角梅,三角梅花,三角锥,三角洲
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : Machinery. a heavy hammer raised and then let fall by means of some tripping device, as a cam.
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : of, resembling, or characteristic of the repetitive and forceful pounding of a triphammer: He was subjected to triphammer interrogation by the police detectives.
Examples
Geraldine's heart beat like a little triphammer, but she did not look up from her plate, nor change her listless expression.
She had lifted her gaze to meet his, quite sure that her answer was not in doubt, but now her heart was beating like a triphammer.
When intoxicated, his tongue rapped out fun and fury like a triphammer.
Frank's heart was beating like a triphammer and his nerves were at a fearful tension.
The fiddler twisted and turned, but his head went like a triphammer on the seat.
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