hew
/hju:; hju/ v (pt hewed, pp hewed or hewn/hju:n; hjun/)
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
chop or cut (sth/sb) with an axe, sword, etc （用斧、 刀剑等）砍, 劈（某物[某人]）: hewing wood 劈木
He hewed his enemy to pieces. 他将敌人劈成数段.
2 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (down) cause sth to fall by chopping 砍倒或劈倒某物
hewing (down) trees 将树伐倒.
3 [Tn] shape (sth) by chopping 将（某物）砍成或劈成某种形状
roughly hewn timber 粗劈的木材.
4 [I, Ipr, Ip]
~ (away) (at/among sth) aim cutting blows at sth 砍向某物
He was hewing away at the trunk of the tree. 他不停地照著树干砍去.
5 (phr v) hew sth across, through, etc (sth) make sth by chopping 开辟某物
They hewed a path through the jungle. 他们在丛林中开辟出一条路. hew sth away, off, etc remove sth by chopping 砍掉某物
hew off dead branches 砍去枯枝. hew sth out make sth by hard work 努力做成某事物
hew out a career for oneself 奋力开创一番事业. HEW, abbr 缩写 = (US) Department of Health, Education and Welfare 卫生、 教育和福利部.