hew
verb/hjuː/
/hjuː/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they hew | /hjuː/ /hjuː/ |
| he / she / it hews | /hjuːz/ /hjuːz/ |
| past simple hewed | /hjuːd/ /hjuːd/ |
| past participle hewed | /hjuːd/ /hjuːd/ |
| past participle hewn | /hjuːn/ /hjuːn/ |
| -ing form hewing | /ˈhjuːɪŋ/ /ˈhjuːɪŋ/ |
- hew something (old-fashioned) to cut something large with a tool
砍，劈（大的物体） - to hew wood
劈木头
- to hew wood
- hew something (out of something) (formal) to make or shape something large by cutting
砍成，劈出（某种形状、某物） - roughly hewn timber frames
粗劈成的木架子 - The statues were hewn out of solid rock.
这些雕像是在实心岩石上凿出来的。 - They hewed a path through the forest.
他们在森林中开辟了一条路。 - The cave has been hewn out of the hillside.
这个洞穴是从山坡上凿出来的。
- roughly hewn timber frames
Word OriginOld English hēawan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch houwen and German hauen.