单词：gavels
音标：[ˈgævəlz] ；
n. （拍卖商、会议主席或法官用的）小木槌( gavel的复数形式 )
n. a small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge
gavel的用法和样例：
例句
用作名词(n.)
- The judge took up the gavel with solemnity.法官严肃地拿起了小木槌。
- The chairman rapped on the table twice with his gavel.主席用他的小木在桌上重敲了两下。
用作动词(v.)
- Governor Green gaveled for attention.格林州长敲击议事槌使大家注意。
经典引文
Somebody snickered in the courtroom and the judge rapped with his gavel.
出自：R. P. WarrenGaveling for order and ordering the arrest of the offender.
出自：T. Dreiser
【近义词】
- mallet木槌