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chisel

C1 verb

chisel /ˈt͡ʃɪzəl/ nghĩa là đục, chạm bằng đục

Các nghĩa

  1. đục, chạm bằng đục

    To use a chisel.

    intransitive

    I've never used a chisel before.

    Do you have a chisel in your toolbox?

    Have you got a chisel in your toolbox?

  2. đục, chạm trổ

    To work something with a chisel.

    transitive

    She chiselled a sculpture out of the block of wood.

  3. gọt giũa, tinh chỉnh dần

    To make small changes to (something), bit by bit, resulting in change over time.

    figuratively · transitive

    Laws that protect the environment are being chiseled away.

  4. lừa gạt, bòn rút

    To beg or pressure somebody into giving up (something); to haggle excessively; to cheat; to obtain something from (someone) by cheating.

    ambitransitive · informal

    He's managed to chisel a couple dollars from somewhere.

    She can always chisel whatever she needs from her father.

    She's always either chiseling or groveling, it seems.

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