1. | [t][i] ~ (sth) (+ adv./prep.) (用凿子)凿,刻,雕to cut or shape wood or stone with a chisel |
A name was chiselled into the stone. 石头上刻着一个名字。 | |
She was chiselling some marble. 她在雕刻大理石。 |
2. | [t] (informal) ~ sb (out of sth) 欺骗;欺诈;宰(人)to get money or some advantage from sb by cheating them |
They chiseled him out of hundreds of dollars. 他们骗了他几百元钱。 |