"chiseling" in Chinese (Simplified)
雕刻用凿子刻欺诈(俚语)
Definition
用凿子切割或雕刻东西,通常用于石头或木材。口语中,还可以表示欺骗某人。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
正式场合指雕刻,雕塑等艺术技艺;非正式时是指欺诈、骗取钱财。不要混淆两个意思。'Chiseling away at' 描述持续努力做某事。
Examples
The artist spent hours chiseling the statue.
艺术家花了好几个小时在**雕刻**雕像。
He is chiseling a piece of wood.
他正在**雕刻**一块木头。
The old man was caught chiseling customers out of money.
老人被发现**欺诈**顾客的钱。
She's been chiseling away at the marble for weeks.
她已经**雕刻**大理石好几周了。
I heard they were chiseling tourists with fake tickets.
我听说他们用假票在**骗**游客。
My neighbor keeps chiseling away at that fence, trying to fix it.
我邻居一直在**雕**那个围栏,想修好它。