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（法官、拍卖人、会议主席等用的）小木槌
A gavel is a small wooden hammer that the person in charge of a law court, an auction, or a meeting bangs on a table to get people's attention.
例句
'Let's take a ten-minute recess', the judge said, pounding his gavel.
“现在休庭10分钟。”法官敲了一记木槌说道。