English Dictionary

anvil

/ˈæn.vəl/

noun

A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped. / (anatomy) The incus bone in the middle ear.

I dropped the anvil on my foot.

意味（1）

A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped.

My heart is as an anvil unto sorrow,

My heart is as an anvil unto sorrow, Which beats upon it like the Cyclops’ hammers […]

意味（2）

(anatomy) The incus bone in the middle ear.

意味（3）

A stone or other hard surface used by a bird for breaking the shells of snails.

意味（4）

The non-moving surface of a micrometer against which the item to be measured is placed.

意味（5）

(meteorology) A horizontal-topped mass of cloud, shaped like a blacksmith's anvil, that forms before a thunderstorm.