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maul/mɔ:l/ v. & n.●v. tr. 1 beat and bruise 殴打;打伤 2 (of an animal) tear and mutilate (prey etc.) (动物)撕伤致残(被捕获物等) 3 handle roughly or carelessly 粗暴地对待 4 damage by criticism 抨击 ●n. 1 Rugby a loose scrum with the ball off the ground 【英式橄榄球】围挤争球 2 a brawl 吵架 3 a special heavy hammer, commonly of wood, esp. for driving piles (尤指打桩用)大槌 □ mauler n.[Middle English via Old French mail from Latin malleus ‘hammer’] |