What does "hammer out" mean?

To work out details through discussion To negotiate and finalize an agreement.

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

They hammered out a deal. We need to hammer out the details. The contract was hammered out overnight.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Neutral

含义: To work out details through discussion

反复讨论敲定

Acordar tras discusión, negociar

話し合いで詰める、練り上げる

논의를 통해 세부 사항을 조율하다

To negotiate and finalize an agreement.

通过讨论谈判最终达成协议。

Negociar y finalizar un acuerdo mediante discusión.

議論を通じて合意を形成し、最終的にまとめ上げる。

협상하여 합의를 확정짓다.

Base verb: hammer

Particle: out

Separable: Yes — the object can go between the verb and particle

They hammered out a deal.
他们敲定了一笔交易
Llegaron a un acuerdo tras negociar
彼らは取引をまとめた
그들은 합의를 이끌어냈다.
We need to hammer out the details.
我们需要敲定细节
Necesitamos concretar los detalles
詳細を詰める必要がある
세부 사항을 조율해야 한다.
The contract was hammered out overnight.
合同连夜谈妥了
El contrato se negoció durante la noche
契約は一晩で練り上げられた
계약은 하룻밤 만에 마무리되었다.

语境: negotiation, agreements

语气: determined

From shaping metal with a hammer.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal