hammer away intransitive verb ① (with tool or hand) 反复敲打 fǎnfù qiāodǎ ▸ to hammer away at sth/sb; 反复敲打某物/某人 ▸ I could hear him hammering away at the door 我可以听到他一直在敲门 ② figurative (insist) 作不懈努力 zuò bùxiè nǔlì ▸ to hammer away at the problem/point 致力于解决这个问题/反复强调这一点 |