Англи хэлээ илүү унаган бөгөөд сонирхолтой болгоё гэвэл эдгээр хэлц үгсийг сураарай. Words We Use цуврал энэ дугаартаа ‘hammered’ хэлц үгийн утгыг ойлгоход туслах болно.
“Hammered” гэдэг үгийг та спортын тухай яриа болон өдөр тутмын харилцан ярианаас сонсож байсан байх. Шууд утгаараа “hammer” нь алх гэсэн үг гэдгийг бид мэднэ. Харин англи хэлэнд “someone got hammered” гэж хэлэхэд тухайн хүн маш хүнд ялагдсан, ядарсан, эсвэл ямар нэг зүйлийн нөлөөлөлд хүчтэй орсон гэсэн утгыг илэрхийлдэг.
Өнөөдөр дараах тохиолдлуудад хэрхэн хэрэглэхийг хамтдаа сонсцгооё.
Use it to show you understood a strong opinion that has been repeated again and again:
- You can stop shouting - You’ve hammered your point home already!
In football, getting “hammered” is bad news, as it means you have lost very badly:
- Manchester City hammered Chelsea yesterday, scoring 6 goals in just the first half!
You can also use it in case you lose a game:
- We got hammered today. Our worst loss of the season.
People sometimes use hammered to describe feeling very tired or exhausted:
- After training, I was absolutely hammered.
Use it to tell someone you’re exhausted or tired, like if you have had a very difficult training session:
- We had to do fitness drills all night! I’m absolutely hammered!
It works the same way if you had a long day at work:
- I’ve been hammered with extra tasks all day.
Another option is:
- I feel absolutely hammered. I think I’ll go to bed early.
You can also use it to say alcohol hit someone hard:
- That’s enough beer for you, you’re already hammered!
Explore the entire series: Words We Use Mongolian.
Credits
Host: Undrakhbayar
Written by: Nick Pagano
Graphic design: Dory Wang
Educational consultant: Professor Lynda Yates
Produced by: Dory Wang
