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tomahawk

/ˈtɒ.mə.hɔːk/ /ˈtɑ.mə.hɔk/

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noun

战斧，手斧

An ax used by Native American warriors.

Examples :

"The Native American history museum displayed a beautiful tomahawk, a type of ax used in battle. "

这家美洲原住民历史博物馆展示了一把精美的战斧（tomahawk），这是一种用于战斗的手斧。

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noun

战斧式灌篮，单手劈扣。

A dunk in which the person dunking the ball does so with his arm behind his head.

Examples :

"During the basketball game, the star player's tomahawk dunk was impressive. "

在篮球比赛中，那位明星球员的战斧式灌篮令人印象深刻。

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noun

斧形，三分角斧。

A geometric construction consisting of a semicircle and two line segments that serves as a tool for trisecting an angle; so called from its resemblance to the American Indian axe.

Examples :

"The geometry student used a tomahawk to accurately trisect the angle in her homework problem. "

这位几何学生用一个三分角斧（斧形几何作图）精确地三等分了家庭作业中的角度。

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noun

反手击球

A field hockey shot style that involves a player turning their hockey stick upside-down and swinging it so that its inside edge will come into contact with the ball.

Examples :

"During the school field hockey game, Sarah executed a powerful tomahawk shot, hitting the ball perfectly into the goal. "

在学校的曲棍球比赛中，萨拉用了一个强有力的反手击球，精准地把球打进了球门。

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verb

用战斧砍，斧劈.

To strike with a tomahawk.

Examples :

"The angry student tomahawked the crumpled paper ball at the teacher's head. "

愤怒的学生把纸团当成了战斧，朝着老师的头狠狠地砸去.

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