/hju:; hju/
v (pt hewed, pp hewed or hewn/hju:n; hjun/)
1 [Tn, Tn.pr] chop or cut (sth/sb) with an axe, sword, etc （用斧、刀剑等）砍, 劈（某物[某人]）
*hewing wood 劈木
* He hewed his enemy to pieces. 他将敌人劈成数段.
2 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (down) cause sth to fall by chopping 砍倒或劈倒某物
*hewing (down) trees 将树伐倒.
3 [Tn] shape (sth) by chopping 将（某物）砍成或劈成某种形状
*roughly hewn timber 粗劈的木材.
4 [I, Ipr, Ip] ~ (away) (at/among sth) aim cutting blows at sth 砍向某物
*He was hewing away at the trunk of the tree. 他不停地照着树干砍去.
5 (phr v) hew sth across, through, etc (sth) make sth by chopping 开辟某物
*They hewed a path through the jungle. 他们在丛林中开辟出一条路. hew sth away, off, etc remove sth by chopping 砍掉某物
*hew off dead branches 砍去枯枝. hew sth out make sth by hard work 努力做成某事物
*hew out a career for oneself 奋力开创一番事业.

v past tensehewedpast participlehewedalsohewn [hjuːn/