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钻
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Definitions
- 1. an auger
- 2. diamond
Words Containing 钻
to start drilling
to bore
to cut a woodblock (e.g. for printing)
lit. leave no hole undrilled (idiom); to latch on to every opportunity
solitaire (puzzle)
to get into
crafty
highly eligible bachelor
drill chuck
milling crowds
drilling machine
to drill a hole
to sneak in
treasure of spirits
to take advantage of a loophole; to exploit an advantage; to seize the opportunity (esp. to do sth bad)
(oil) drilling platform
diamond ring
to study diligently
electric drill
to crawl under a table (e.g. as a penalty for losing in a card game)
gimlet
impact drill
pneumatic drill
diamond
to drill (e.g. for oil)
to make doubly sure (idiom)
pneumatic drill
application to the task
toadying for personal gain
boring insect
auger
drilling machine
to study meticulously
jumping through hoops (as acrobatic show)
small diamonds
lit. honing a bull's horn; fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem
to use influence to get what one wants
to drill wood to make fire
blood diamond
hand drill with a crank handle
auger
to conduct exploratory drilling
to bore a hole
corkscrew
lit. to squeeze into every crack (idiom)
residue from drilling
lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem
ice auger
drill bit
pressure on a drill bit
lit. looking up to it, it gets higher; boring into it, it gets harder (idiom) (from Analects)