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词汇 bang away
释义
Idiom
bang away
1.
to use the keys of a computer or piano.
We found this old piano and started banging away.
2.
to emphasize something.
This book bangs away at the seriousness of the situation.
Etymology: based on the literal meaning of bang away (= to make a loud noise by repeatedly hitting something)
phrasebang away1. bang away to hit something noisily again and again: Seizing his hammer, he began to bang away with renewed enthusiasm. SIMILAR TO: hammer away2. bang away to play music loudly and often not very skilfully on the piano, drum etc+ at/on Mick was banging away on an old piano all evening. SIMILAR TO: pound away3. bang away informal, especially AmE to work hard at something+ at/on Marcel banged away on his paper all night, and finished it just before class the next morning. SIMILAR TO: toil away, slave away4. bang sb away usually passive BrE informal to put someone in prison: "The sooner we get these thugs banged away, the better," said Sergeant Maxwell. SIMILAR TO: bang up BrE informal

bang away

To clumsily strike the keys of something, such as a computer or piano. How much longer will your little sister bang away on the piano tonight? I'm getting a headache from all that racket. I can hear my grandmother banging away on the computer right now.

bang away

1. Strike repeatedly, as in Mary is always banging away on the piano, or The doorbell must be broken; see who is banging away at the door. [First half of 1800s] Also see bang out.
2. Go ahead; begin or continue. This slangy imperative usually calls merely for energetic action, as in You can start without me-bang away. Also see go to (it), def. 3.

bang away

v.
1. To hit something repeatedly, especially loudly or forcefully: He kept banging away on the door even though nobody answered.
2. To play a musical instrument with the hands, often loudly and with little skill: I couldn't get any sleep because my neighbor was banging away on the piano all night.
3. To work diligently and often at length at something: She banged away at the project until she finished it.
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