to drive in (e.g. nail stake); to devote oneself to; to shoot into; to smash; to throw into; to cast int
Example sentences
基礎に杭を打ち込むのを忘れて、空中に楼閣を建てるとは、あなたも愚かな人だ。
It is foolish of you to build a castle in the air while forgetting to drive in pilings for its foundation.
ノートパソコンの電源を入れ、ブラウザを立ち上げて、もう覚えてしまったアドレスを打ち込む。
I switch on my laptop, start up the browser, and type in the address I've already learnt by heart.
彼は板にくぎを打ち込んだ。
He drove a nail into the board.