A hacksaw is a small hand saw with a thin blade and many tiny, sharp teeth. People use it to cut metal — a pipe, a bolt, a metal rod — not wood.

A hacksaw is a small hand sawhacksaw 是一種小型的手鋸 with a thin blade and many tiny, sharp teeth有薄薄的鋸片和很多細小鋒利的鋸齒. People use it大家用它 to cut metal來鋸金屬 — a pipe, a bolt, a metal rod像水管、螺栓、金屬棒 — not wood不是木頭.

A wood saw has bigger teeth; those teeth slip on metal or get damaged. A hacksaw’s teeth and blade are made for that hard job.

A wood saw has bigger teeth鋸木頭的鋸子鋸齒比較大; those teeth slip on metal or get damaged那種鋸齒鋸金屬會打滑或損壞. A hacksaw's teeth and blade are made for that hard jobhacksaw 的鋸齒和鋸片就是為了鋸金屬這種吃力的工作而做的.

The blade usually sits in a frame you can tighten, and when it gets dull you put a new blade in, rather than throwing the whole tool away. You can also use hacksaw as a verb: to hacksaw something is to cut it with this tool.

The blade usually sits in a frame you can tighten鋸片通常裝在一個可以鎖緊的框架裡, and when it gets dull等鋸片變鈍了, you put a new blade in就換一片新的鋸片, rather than throwing the whole tool away而不是把整個工具丟掉. You can also use hacksaw as a verb你也可以把 hacksaw 當動詞用: to hacksaw something is to cut it with this tool意思是用這個工具把東西鋸開.

It is a workshop word. Builders, plumbers, and people fixing things at home all say it.

It is a workshop word這是工作坊裡用的字. Builders, plumbers, and people fixing things at home all say it建築工人、水電工，還有在家修東西的人都會這樣說.

Though actually, some people pick up any small saw and call it a hacksaw. Strictly, the name belongs to the metal-cutting one.

Though actually不過其實, some people pick up any small saw有些人拿到任何小鋸子 and call it a hacksaw就叫它 hacksaw. Strictly嚴格來說, the name belongs to the metal-cutting one這個名字是屬於鋸金屬那種的.