What does "hammer away" mean?

To work intensively at something To continue attacking or working on something relentlessly.

How do you use "hammer away" in a sentence?

She hammered away at the keyboard. They hammered away at the issue. He's been hammering away at that project.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★☆ Common informal

Meaning: To work intensively at something

努力不懈地做某事

Trabajar intensamente en algo

（何かに）打ち込む、懸命に取り組む

(무언가에) 몰두하다, 끈질기게 매달리다

To continue attacking or working on something relentlessly.

持续不断地攻击或工作。

Continuar trabajando o atacando algo sin descanso.

絶え間なく何かに取り組み続けること。攻撃的に追求する場合にも使う。

무언가를 끊임없이 공격하거나 작업하다.

Base verb: hammer

Particle: away

Separable: No — the verb and particle stay together

She hammered away at the keyboard.
她不停地敲键盘
Tecleaba sin parar
彼女はキーボードを叩き続けた
그녀는 키보드를 쉴 새 없이 두드렸다.
They hammered away at the issue.
他们锲而不舍地追究这个问题
Insistieron en el tema una y otra vez
彼らはその問題を追及し続けた
그들은 그 문제를 끈질기게 추궁했다.
He's been hammering away at that project.
他一直在努力做那个项目
Lleva trabajando sin descanso en ese proyecto
彼はそのプロジェクトに懸命に取り組んでいる
그는 그 프로젝트에 열심히 매달리고 있다.

Context: intensive work, persistence, pressure

Tone: relentless

From the repeated action of hammering.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal