anvil

释义

n. 铁砧\n[医] 砧骨; 铁砧

例句

Scientists recently used a diamond anvil like this one to squeeze tiny samples of metallic glass.

最近，科学家用一种像图中所示的菱形铁砧来压制金属玻璃的小样品。

A senior civil servant in Morocco laments that his country is “between the hammer and the anvil” of Africa and Europe.

一位摩洛哥高级文职官员不无惋惜地表示，自己的国家是身处非洲和欧洲的"锤砧之间"。