hew meaning in English
HEW ＝ (Department of) Health, Education, and Welfare 〔美国〕卫生教育和福利部。
vt.
(hewed; hewn , hewed)
1.(用斧等)砍，劈，剁，伐。
2.砍倒 (down)。
3.砍成，切成；剁；砍开，开辟。 hew out a tomb in the rock 凿岩成墓。
vi.
1.砍，劈，剁，伐。
2.坚持，遵守，恪守 (to)。
短语和例子
Examples
- They hewed a path through the jungle .
他们在丛林中开辟出一条路。 - He knew better than to attempt to hew rocks with razor .
他知道刀片不能劈石头。 - He has hewed out his path in life during these past few years .
他这几年闯出来了。 - The narrow passages are roughly hewn in the rock .
狭窄的走道是在岩石上草草凿出来的。 - The peasant labourers really [actually ; literally] hewed a tunnel through that rocky mountain ...
民工们硬是打通了这座大山，修成了隧道。