[with obj.]chop or cut (something, especially wood or coal) with an axe, pick, or other tool
(用斧、鹤嘴锄等)砍,劈,削,切,锯(尤指木头或煤)
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master carpenters would hew the logs with an axe. 手艺高明的木匠常用斧头砍削原木。
(一般作
(把木头或石头等原材料)砍成,劈成,削成
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a seat hewn out of a fallen tree trunk. 从倒下的树干上砍出一个坐椅。
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〈北美〉 遵从,坚持
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his administration would hew to high ethical standards. 他的管理将坚持高的道德标准。
(the US Department of) Health, Education, and Welfare
(美国)卫生、教育与福利部。
"Old English