名詞 maul:

1. a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
   同義詞：sledge, sledgehammer

動(dòng)詞 maul:

1. split (wood) with a maul and wedges
2. injure badly by beating
   同義詞：mangle

1. A maul used by masons in fitting stones.
   定位槌石匠在擺放石頭時(shí)使用的槌子
2. Stop pulling my arm, you have no right to maul me about like this!
   別拉我的胳膊，你沒有權(quán)利這樣粗暴地對(duì)待我！
3. He died after being mauled by a tiger.
   他被老虎咬死了。
4. Her novel has been badly mauled by the critics.
   她的小說橫遭評(píng)論家抨擊。

maul 也作 mall

n.（名詞）
A heavy, long-handled hammer used especially to drive stakes, piles, or wedges.
長(zhǎng)柄重錘：一種長(zhǎng)柄的重錘，用于打樁、打楔
A heavy hammer having a wedge-shaped head and used for splitting logs.
楔手重錘：有楔形頭的重錘，用于劈圓木
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
mauled 也作 malled maul.ing mall.ing mauls malls
To injure by or as if by beating:
打傷，傷害：通過或好相通過毆打而致傷：
例句：
The boxer mauled the other fighter. The critics mauled the novelist`s first effort.See Synonyms at batter
拳擊手打傷了他的對(duì)手；批評(píng)家們嚴(yán)重打擊了這位初次寫作的小說家的創(chuàng)作熱情參見 batter

To handle roughly:
粗手粗腳地處理：
例句：
The package was mauled by the careless messenger.
包裹被粗心的信使弄得很破舊

To split (wood) with a maul and wedge.
用長(zhǎng)柄重錘或楔劈開（木頭）

來源：
Middle English malle
中古英語 malle
from Old French mail
源自 古法語 mail
from Latin malleus * see mel…-
源自 拉丁語 malleus *參見 mel…-

【引伸】
maul.er
n.（名詞）