"chiseling" in Chinese (Traditional)
雕刻用鑿子刻欺詐(俚語)
Definition
用鑿子切割或雕刻東西,通常用於石頭或木材。口語中,也可以表示欺騙別人。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
正式環境下指雕刻、雕塑等藝術技藝;非正式時則是欺騙、騙取財物。注意區分。'Chiseling away at' 用於形容持續努力。
Examples
The artist spent hours chiseling the statue.
藝術家花了好幾個小時**雕刻**雕像。
He is chiseling a piece of wood.
他正在**雕刻**一塊木頭。
The old man was caught chiseling customers out of money.
老人被發現**欺詐**顧客的錢。
She's been chiseling away at the marble for weeks.
她已經**雕刻**大理石好幾週了。
I heard they were chiseling tourists with fake tickets.
我聽說他們用假票在**騙**遊客。
My neighbor keeps chiseling away at that fence, trying to fix it.
我鄰居一直在**雕**那個圍欄,想修好它。