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GRE 红宝书

• n. 铁匠铺; v. 锤炼; 伪造
• ［英］ n. 铁匠铺 ( smithy) ; v. 锤炼 ( to form or shape) ; 伪造 ( counterfeit)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin fabrica, from fabr-, faber smith
• Date: 13th century
• 1. a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought ; smithy
• 2. a workshop where wrought iron is produced or where iron is made malleable

II. verb (forged; forging)

• Date: 14th century
• transitive verb
  • 1.
    • a. to form (as metal) by heating and hammering
    • b. to form (metal) by a mechanical or hydraulic press with or without heat
  • 2. to make or imitate falsely especially with intent to defraud ; counterfeit <forge a document><forge a signature>
  • 3. to form or bring into being especially by an expenditure of effort <working to forge party unity>
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to work at a forge
  • 2. to commit forgery
• ? forgeability noun
• ? forgeable adjective

III. intransitive verb (forged; forging)

• Etymology: origin unknown
• Date: 1611
• 1. to move forward slowly and steadily <the ship forged ahead through heavy seas>
• 2. to move with a sudden increase of speed and power <forged into the lead><forged ahead in marketing the product>

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