1. | [c] 钻；钻头；钻床；钻机a tool or machine with a pointed end for making holes |
an electric drill 电钻 | |
a pneumatic drill 风钻 | |
a hand drill 手钻 | |
a dentist's drill 牙钻 | |
a drill bit(= the pointed part at the end of the drill ) 钻头 |
2. | [c][u] 练习；训练a way of learning sth by means of repeated exercises |
3. | [c][u] （应对紧急情况的）演习a practice of what to do in an emergency, for example if there is a fire |
a fire drill 消防演习 |
4. | [u] 军事训练；操练military training in marching, the use of weapons, etc. |
rifle drill 步枪操练 |
5. | [sing] 正确的步骤；常规；程序the correct or usual way to do sth |
What's the drill for claiming expenses? 报销费用的手续是什么？ |
6. | [u] 粗斜纹布a type of strong cotton cloth |
7. | [c] 条播机a machine for planting seeds in rows |
1. | [t][i] 钻（孔）；打（眼）to make a hole in sth, using a drill |
Drill a series of holes in the frame. 在构架上钻一串孔。 | |
They're drilling for oil off the Irish coast. 他们在爱尔兰沿海钻井采油。 | |
He drilled through the wall by mistake. 他误将墙壁钻穿了。 |
2. | [t] 培训；训练to teach sb to do sth by making them repeat it a lot of times |
The children were drilled to leave the classroom quickly when the fire bell rang. 孩子们接受了如何在火警铃拉响时迅速离开教室的训练。 | |
a well-drilled team 训练有素的队伍 | |
Recruits are drilled in basic techniques over the five-day course. 新兵接受为期五天的基本技能训练。 |
3. | [t] ~ sb 进行军事训练；操练to train soldiers to perform military actions |
