“钻孔”常见的英文表达是 “drill a hole” 或 “make a hole by drilling” ,也可直接用名词形式 “drilling” 表示“钻孔(这个行为)” 。例如:
We need to drill a hole in the wall to hang the picture.(我们需要在墙上钻个孔来挂这幅画。)
The construction workers are busy with the drilling work.(建筑工人们正忙着钻孔工作。 )