Scientists recently used a diamond anvil like this one to squeeze tiny samples of metallic glass.

最近，科学家用一种像图中所示的菱形铁砧来压制金属玻璃的小样品。

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Nut-cracking, for example, is a complex skill that involves placing a nut between an anvil stone and a hammer stone and coordinating the movements to hit the nut just right.

例如，弄碎坚果是一项复杂的技能，需要将坚果放在石砧和石锤之间，然后调整动作以恰当的方式击打坚果。

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Barack Obama stands in a corner of the goal mouth, his leg shackled to a heavy anvil labelled "the economy".

巴拉克·奥巴马站在球门一角，他的腿被拷在名为“经济”的沉重铁砧上动弹不得。

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"For the first time ever we have the chance to put al-Qaida and related groups between a hammer and an anvil,".

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Outside it is hot as an anvil on a kiln.

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The Pro weighs 2 pounds, which is light for a laptop but anvil-like for a tablet.

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For William Berger, 87, longtime owner of the Anvil Herald, a 5, 000-circulation weekly in Hondo, Tex.

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