hew
/hjuː/verb
(past participle hewn 或 hewed)
1
- with obj. chop or cut (something, especially wood or coal) with an axe, pick, or other tool（用斧、鹤嘴锄等）砍, 劈, 削, 切, 锯（尤指木头或煤）：
master carpenters would hew the logs with an axe.
手艺高明的木匠常用斧头砍削原木。
1.1
- （一般作be hewn）make or shape (something) by cutting or chopping a material such as wood or stone（把木头或石头等原材料）砍成, 劈成, 削成：
a seat hewn out of a fallen tree trunk.
从倒下的树干上砍出一个坐椅。
2
- no obj.
hew to
N. Amer. conform or adhere to〈北美〉遵从, 坚持： his administration would hew to high ethical standards.
他的管理将坚持高的道德标准。
词源
Old English hēawan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch houwen and German hauen.