drill

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drill1 /drɪl/ ●●○ noun  1  TOOL[countable]TZ a tool or machine used for making holes in something 钻；钻床，钻机 an electric drill 电钻 a whine like a dentist’s drill 像牙钻发出的那种呜呜声 → pneumatic drill →5 see picture at 见图 tool12  WAY OF LEARNING[countable]SESLEARN a method of teaching students, sports players etc something by making them repeat the same lesson, exercise etc many times 〔反复的〕练习，训练 a pronunciation drill 发音练习3. fire/emergency drill PRACTISE/PRACTICEan occasion when people practise what they should do in a dangerous situation such as a fire 消防/应急演习4  MILITARY TRAINING[uncountable]PMA military training in which soldiers practise marching, using weapons etc 军事操练 rifle drill 步枪操练5  the drill CORRECT British English old-fashioned the usual way that something is done 惯常的步骤，一般的程序 ‘You know the drill?’ ‘Not really. Tell me again what to do.’ “你知道惯常步骤吧？” “还不大明白，再跟我讲一遍怎么做。”6. CLOTH[uncountable]TIM a type of strong cotton cloth 粗斜纹布7  SEEDS[countable] a) TACa machine for planting seeds in rows 条播机 b) TACa row of seeds planted by a machine 条播的一行种子

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drill• Loudspeakers soon announced that the warning was just part of a drill.• The basic programs also offer games, dictation exercises and drills.• Essentially the course comprises sequences of language drills.• a marching drill• multiplication drills• Experiment with a variety of drills in natural situations until you find the combination which is the most productive for you.• At 100 decibels, the level produced by a chain saw or pneumatic drill, the allowable exposure is three hours.• During grammar school, I faint every time we have an air raid drill.• a dentist's drill• Separate drills need to be set up for each noun class to learn its associated affixes.• Then we collected our rifles from the armoury for our first lesson in shooting drill.

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drill2 ●●○ verb  1  [intransitive, transitive]TITPG to make a hole in something using a drill 〔用钻〕钻（孔），打（眼） Drill a hole in each corner. 在每个角上钻一个孔。drill into/through He accidentally drilled into a water pipe. 他不小心把一根水管钻穿了。drill for oil/water/gas etc BP has been licensed to drill for oil in the area. 英国石油公司获准在该地区钻探石油。2  [transitive]SESPRACTISE/PRACTICE to teach students, sports players etc by making them repeat the same lesson, exercise etc many times 教〔某人〕反复练习drill somebody in something She was drilling the class in the forms of the past tense. 她在教学生反复练习过去时形式。drill somebody to do something I acted instinctively because I had been trained and drilled to do just that. 我的行动是出于本能，因为我受过这方面的培训并反复练习过。5 The team were well-drilled .该队训练有素。n The crew were well drilled in handling emergency situations.3  [transitive]PMA to train soldiers to march or perform other military actions 操练〔士兵〕 The sergeant was drilling the new recruits. 中士在操练新兵。4. [transitive]TAC to plant seeds in rows using a machine 〔用条播机〕条播5.drill down phrasal verb technical to get a more detailed level of information relating to something, when using a computer 向下钻取〔指利用计算机获得更详细的资料〕6 drill something into somebody phrasal verb TELL/ORDER somebody TO DO somethingto keep telling someone something until they know it very well 向〔某人〕灌输〔某事〕 Mother had drilled it into me not to talk to strangers. 妈妈和我反复讲过不要和陌生人说话。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

drill• Tannins, another kind of organic molecule, are used in the oil industry to make muds easier to drill.• They hammered and plowed and drilled.• If we drill a borehole into the aquifer the groundwater will be under sufficient pressure to overflow from the borehole.• A third well has also been drilled and is currently being completed, and Pogo has plans to drill a fourth well.• I heard the dentist start drilling, but I couldn't feel anything.• Oil companies still drill for oil off Santa Barbara.• It sounds like someone's drilling into the wall.• We'll have to drill some holes here to put up the shelves.• In the process, some 2,000 miles of tunnels were drilled through the mountains.drill for oil/water/gas etc• They might drill for oil and come up dry.drill somebody in something• The game is designed to drill children in the letters of the alphabet.Origin drill2 (1500-1600) Dutch drillen

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drill¹ /drɪl/ noun

1. [countable] a tool or machine used for making holes in something:
    an electric drill
    a whine like a dentist’s drill ⇨ pneumatic drill
2. [countable] a method of teaching students, sports players etc something by making them repeat the same lesson, exercise etc many times:
    a pronunciation drill
3. fire/emergency drill an occasion when people practise what they should do in a dangerous situation such as a fire
4. [uncountable] military training in which soldiers practise marching, using weapons etc:
    rifle drill
5. the drill British English old-fashioned the usual way that something is done:
    ‘You know the drill?’ ‘Not really. Tell me again what to do.’
6. [uncountable] a type of strong cotton cloth
7. [countable]
  a. a machine for planting seeds in rows
  b. a row of seeds planted by a machine
     

THESAURUS

■ to make a hole in something
   ▪ make a hole in something to cause a hole to appear in something: Make a hole in the bottom of the can using a hammer and nail.
   ▪ pierce to make a small hole in or through something, using a pointed object: The dog's teeth had pierced her skin. | Shelley wanted to have her ears pierced (=for earrings).
   ▪ prick to make a very small hole in the surface of something, using a pointed object: Prick the potatoes before baking them. | My finger was bleeding where the needle had pricked it.
   ▪ punch to make a hole through paper or flat material using a metal tool or other sharp object: I bought one of those things for punching holes in paper. | You have to get your ticket punched before you get on the train.
   ▪ puncture to make a small hole in something, especially something where skin or a wall surrounds a softer or hollow inside part: The bullet had punctured his lung.
   ▪ perforate formal to make a hole or holes in something: Fragments of the bullet had perforated his intestines.
   ▪ drill to make a hole using a special tool, often one which turns round and round very quickly: The dentist started drilling a hole in my tooth. | They won a contract to drill for oil in the area.
   ▪ bore to make a deep round hole through a rock, into the ground etc: They had to bore through solid rock. | The men were boring a hole for the tunnel.

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drill² verb1. [intransitive and transitive] to make a hole in something using a drill:
    Drill a hole in each corner.
    drill into/through
    He accidentally drilled into a water pipe.
    drill for oil/water/gas etc
    BP has been licensed to drill for oil in the area.
2. [transitive] to teach students, sports players etc by making them repeat the same lesson, exercise etc many times
    drill somebody in something
    She was drilling the class in the forms of the past tense.
    drill somebody to do something
    I acted instinctively because I had been trained and drilled to do just that.
    The team were well-drilled.
3. [transitive] to train soldiers to march or perform other military actions:
    The sergeant was drilling the new recruits.
4. [transitive] to plant seeds in rows using a machine
     
drill down phrasal verb
  technical to get a more detailed level of information relating to something, when using a computer
drill something into somebody phrasal verb
  to keep telling someone something until they know it very well:
    Mother had drilled it into me not to talk to strangers.