drill

Word family noundrillerdrillholedrilling platformdrillshipverbdrill

Related topics: Tools, School, Army, Material & textiles, Crops

drill1 /drɪl/ noun

TOOL[countableC]TZ a tool or machine used for making holes in something 钻；钻床，钻机

an electric drill

电钻

a whine like a dentist’s drill

像牙钻发出的那种呜呜声

→ pneumatic drill →5 see picture at 见图 tool1

2 WAY OF LEARNING[countableC]SESLEARN a method of teaching students, sports players etc something by making them repeat the same lesson, exercise etc many times 〔反复的〕练习，训练

a pronunciation drill

发音练习

3. fire/emergency drill PRACTISE/PRACTICEan occasion when people practise what they should do in a dangerous situation such as a fire 消防/应急演习

Examples from the Corpus

fire/emergency drill• And practise a family fire drill.• After selecting a field he carried out his emergency drills and shut down the engine.• Immediately fire drills were followed and the building vacated.• The local primary school nearest the naval base, Barne Barton, has an annual nuclear emergency drill.• The advantage of fire drill thinking is that it reminds you that the worst really can happen.• So back to the fire drill.• It was sabotaged by an unforeseen fire drill.

4 MILITARY TRAINING[uncountableU]PMA military training in which soldiers practise marching, using weapons etc 军事操练

rifle drill

步枪操练

5 the drill CORRECT British EnglishBrE old-fashioned the usual way that something is done 惯常的步骤，一般的程序

‘You know the drill?’ ‘Not really. Tell me again what to do.’

“你知道惯常步骤吧？” “还不大明白，再跟我讲一遍怎么做。”

6. CLOTH[uncountableU]TIM a type of strong cotton cloth 粗斜纹布

7 SEEDS[countableC]

a) TACa machine for planting seeds in rows 条播机

b) TACa row of seeds planted by a machine 条播的一行种子

Examples from the Corpus

drill• Loudspeakers soon announced that the warning was just part of a drill.• The basic programs also offer games, dictation exercises and drills.• Essentially the course comprises sequences of language drills.• a marching drill• multiplication drills• Experiment with a variety of drills in natural situations until you find the combination which is the most productive for you.• At 100 decibels, the level produced by a chain saw or pneumatic drill, the allowable exposure is three hours.• During grammar school, I faint every time we have an air raid drill.• a dentist's drill• Separate drills need to be set up for each noun class to learn its associated affixes.• Then we collected our rifles from the armoury for our first lesson in shooting drill.

Related topics: Industry, Gas, coal, oil, School, Army, Crops

drill2 verb

1 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]TITPG to make a hole in something using a drill 〔用钻〕钻（孔），打（眼）

Drill a hole in each corner.

在每个角上钻一个孔。

drill into/through

He accidentally drilled into a water pipe.

他不小心把一根水管钻穿了。

drill for oil/water/gas etc

BP has been licensed to drill for oil in the area.

英国石油公司获准在该地区钻探石油。

2 [transitiveT]SESPRACTISE/PRACTICE to teach students, sports players etc by making them repeat the same lesson, exercise etc many times 教〔某人〕反复练习

drill somebody in something

She was drilling the class in the forms of the past tense.

她在教学生反复练习过去时形式。

drill somebody to do something

I acted instinctively because I had been trained and drilled to do just that.

我的行动是出于本能，因为我受过这方面的培训并反复练习过。

5 The team were well-drilled .

该队训练有素。

n The crew were well drilled in handling emergency situations.

3 [transitiveT]PMA to train soldiers to march or perform other military actions 操练〔士兵〕

The sergeant was drilling the new recruits.

中士在操练新兵。

4. [transitiveT]TAC to plant seeds in rows using a machine 〔用条播机〕条播

5.drill down phrasal verbphr v technical to get a more detailed level of information relating to something, when using a computer 向下钻取〔指利用计算机获得更详细的资料〕

6 drill something into somebody phrasal verbphr v TELL/ORDER somebody TO DO somethingto keep telling someone something until they know it very well 向〔某人〕灌输〔某事〕

Mother had drilled it into me not to talk to strangers.

妈妈和我反复讲过不要和陌生人说话。

Examples from the Corpus

drill into • If we drill a borehole into the aquifer the groundwater will be under sufficient pressure to overflow from the borehole.• Out of these ad hoc sessions came a bold plan to drill a hole into the earth.• They just drill it into the zone.

Examples from the Corpus

drill• Tannins, another kind of organic molecule, are used in the oil industry to make muds easier to drill.• They hammered and plowed and drilled.• If we drill a borehole into the aquifer the groundwater will be under sufficient pressure to overflow from the borehole.• A third well has also been drilled and is currently being completed, and Pogo has plans to drill a fourth well.• I heard the dentist start drilling, but I couldn't feel anything.• Oil companies still drill for oil off Santa Barbara.• It sounds like someone's drilling into the wall.• We'll have to drill some holes here to put up the shelves.• In the process, some 2,000 miles of tunnels were drilled through the mountains.

drill for oil/water/gas etc• They might drill for oil and come up dry.

drill somebody in something• The game is designed to drill children in the letters of the alphabet.

Origin drill2

(1500-1600) Dutch drillen

单词	drill
释义	drill Word family noundrillerdrillholedrilling platformdrillshipverbdrill Related topics: Tools, School, Army, Material & textiles, Crops drill1 /drɪl/ ●●○ noun 1 TOOL[countableC]TZ a tool or machine used for making holes in something 钻；钻床，钻机 an electric drill 电钻 a whine like a dentist’s drill 像牙钻发出的那种呜呜声 → pneumatic drill →5 see picture at 见图 tool1 2 WAY OF LEARNING[countableC]SESLEARN a method of teaching students, sports players etc something by making them repeat the same lesson, exercise etc many times 〔反复的〕练习，训练 a pronunciation drill 发音练习 3. fire/emergency drill PRACTISE/PRACTICEan occasion when people practise what they should do in a dangerous situation such as a fire 消防/应急演习 Examples from the Corpus fire/emergency drill• And practise a family fire drill.• After selecting a field he carried out his emergency drills and shut down the engine.• Immediately fire drills were followed and the building vacated.• The local primary school nearest the naval base, Barne Barton, has an annual nuclear emergency drill.• The advantage of fire drill thinking is that it reminds you that the worst really can happen.• So back to the fire drill.• It was sabotaged by an unforeseen fire drill. 4 MILITARY TRAINING[uncountableU]PMA military training in which soldiers practise marching, using weapons etc 军事操练 rifle drill 步枪操练 5 the drill CORRECT British EnglishBrE old-fashioned the usual way that something is done 惯常的步骤，一般的程序 ‘You know the drill?’ ‘Not really. Tell me again what to do.’ “你知道惯常步骤吧？” “还不大明白，再跟我讲一遍怎么做。” 6. CLOTH[uncountableU]TIM a type of strong cotton cloth 粗斜纹布 7 SEEDS[countableC] a) TACa machine for planting seeds in rows 条播机 b) TACa row of seeds planted by a machine 条播的一行种子 Examples from the Corpus drill• Loudspeakers soon announced that the warning was just part of a drill.• The basic programs also offer games, dictation exercises and drills.• Essentially the course comprises sequences of language drills.• a marching drill• multiplication drills• Experiment with a variety of drills in natural situations until you find the combination which is the most productive for you.• At 100 decibels, the level produced by a chain saw or pneumatic drill, the allowable exposure is three hours.• During grammar school, I faint every time we have an air raid drill.• a dentist's drill• Separate drills need to be set up for each noun class to learn its associated affixes.• Then we collected our rifles from the armoury for our first lesson in shooting drill. Related topics: Industry, Gas, coal, oil, School, Army, Crops drill2 ●●○ verb 1 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]TITPG to make a hole in something using a drill 〔用钻〕钻（孔），打（眼） Drill a hole in each corner. 在每个角上钻一个孔。 drill into/through He accidentally drilled into a water pipe. 他不小心把一根水管钻穿了。 drill for oil/water/gas etc BP has been licensed to drill for oil in the area. 英国石油公司获准在该地区钻探石油。 2 [transitiveT]SESPRACTISE/PRACTICE to teach students, sports players etc by making them repeat the same lesson, exercise etc many times 教〔某人〕反复练习 drill somebody in something She was drilling the class in the forms of the past tense. 她在教学生反复练习过去时形式。 drill somebody to do something I acted instinctively because I had been trained and drilled to do just that. 我的行动是出于本能，因为我受过这方面的培训并反复练习过。 5 The team were well-drilled . 该队训练有素。 n The crew were well drilled in handling emergency situations. 3 [transitiveT]PMA to train soldiers to march or perform other military actions 操练〔士兵〕 The sergeant was drilling the new recruits. 中士在操练新兵。 4. [transitiveT]TAC to plant seeds in rows using a machine 〔用条播机〕条播 5.drill down phrasal verbphr v technical to get a more detailed level of information relating to something, when using a computer 向下钻取〔指利用计算机获得更详细的资料〕 6 drill something into somebody phrasal verbphr v TELL/ORDER somebody TO DO somethingto keep telling someone something until they know it very well 向〔某人〕灌输〔某事〕 Mother had drilled it into me not to talk to strangers. 妈妈和我反复讲过不要和陌生人说话。 Examples from the Corpus drill into • If we drill a borehole into the aquifer the groundwater will be under sufficient pressure to overflow from the borehole.• Out of these ad hoc sessions came a bold plan to drill a hole into the earth.• They just drill it into the zone. Examples from the Corpus drill• Tannins, another kind of organic molecule, are used in the oil industry to make muds easier to drill.• They hammered and plowed and drilled.• If we drill a borehole into the aquifer the groundwater will be under sufficient pressure to overflow from the borehole.• A third well has also been drilled and is currently being completed, and Pogo has plans to drill a fourth well.• I heard the dentist start drilling, but I couldn't feel anything.• Oil companies still drill for oil off Santa Barbara.• It sounds like someone's drilling into the wall.• We'll have to drill some holes here to put up the shelves.• In the process, some 2,000 miles of tunnels were drilled through the mountains. drill for oil/water/gas etc• They might drill for oil and come up dry. drill somebody in something• The game is designed to drill children in the letters of the alphabet. Origin drill2 (1500-1600) Dutch drillen
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