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anvil 音标拼音: ['ænvəl] n. 铁砧 铁砧 anvil n 1: a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering 2: the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes [ synonym: { incus}, { anvil}] Anvil \ An" vil\, n. [ OE. anvelt, anfelt, anefelt, AS. anfilt, onfilt; of uncertain origin; cf. OHG. anafalz, D. aanbeld.] 1. An iron block, usually with a steel face, upon which metals are hammered and shaped. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Anything resembling an anvil in shape or use. Specifically ( Anat.), the incus. See { Incus}. [ 1913 Webster] { To be on the anvil}, to be in a state of discussion, formation, or preparation, as when a scheme or measure is forming, but not matured. -- Swift. [ 1913 Webster]
Anvil \ An" vil\, v. t. To form or shape on an anvil; to hammer out; as, anviled armor. -- Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster] 57 Moby Thesaurus words for " anvil": Eustachian tube, alembic, auditory apparatus, auditory canal, auditory meatus, auditory nerve, auditory ossicles, auditory tube, auricle, basilar membrane, bony labyrinth, caldron, cauliflower ear, cochlea, conch, concha, crucible, drumhead, ear, ear lobe, eardrum, endolymph, engine, external ear, hammer, incus, inner ear, lathe, lobe, lobule, lug, machine, malleus, mastoid process, melting pot, middle ear, mortar, motor, organ of Corti, outer ear, oval window, perilymph, pinna, retort, round window, secondary eardrum, semicircular canals, shell, stapes, stirrup, test tube, transducer, transformer, tympanic cavity, tympanic membrane, tympanum, vestibule
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