A gavel is a small wooden hammer. The person in charge of a meeting, a court, or an auction hits it on the table to call for quiet, to start, or to mark a decision.

A gavel法槌 is a small wooden hammer是一把小木槌 The person in charge of a meeting, a court, or an auction主持會議、法庭或拍賣的人 hits it on the table會敲桌子 to call for quiet要求安靜 to start開始 or to mark a decision或宣布決定

You hear “the gavel came down” when a sale is finished or a ruling is made.

when a sale is finished or a ruling is made在拍賣成交或做出裁決的時候 You hear就會聽到 "the gavel came down"「法槌落下」這句話

In pictures of American courts and auctions, the gavel is almost part of the uniform. Though actually, that picture is stronger than real life in some places: British judges, for example, do not generally use a gavel; students who know courts from US films are often surprised.

In pictures of American courts and auctions在美國法庭和拍賣會的畫面裡 the gavel is almost part of the uniform法槌幾乎是標準配備 Though actually不過其實 that picture is stronger than real life in some places這印象在某些地方比現實還誇張 British judges, for example比如英國法官 do not generally use a gavel通常不用法槌 students who know courts from US films只靠美國電影認識法庭的學生 are often surprised常常會很驚訝

The word can also be a verb: to gavel a meeting to order is to bang that little hammer and make people listen. It is a formal-room object, not a tool you keep at home.

The word can also be a verb這個字也可以當動詞 to gavel a meeting to order把會議敲槌開場 is to bang that little hammer and make people listen就是敲那支小槌子讓大家安靜聽 It is a formal-room object它是正式場合才有的物品 not a tool you keep at home不是你會放在家裡的工具