单词 | wallop |
释义 | wal·lop (wŏləp) Informal v. wal·loped, wal·lop·ing, wal·lops v.tr. 1. To beat forcefully; thrash. 2. To strike with a hard blow: walloped the ball into the outfield. 3. To defeat thoroughly. 4. To affect harshly or severely: was walloped with a large fine. v.intr. To move in a heavy or clumsy manner. n. 1. A hard or severe blow. 2. a. A powerful force: has a punch that delivers a wallop. b. A powerful effect: "Therein lies the novel's emotional wallop and moral message" (George F. Will). [Middle English walopen, to gallop, from Old North French *waloper; see wel-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] wallop·er n. |
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