| 单词 | whip |
| 释义 | whip (hwɪp ) Word forms: whips , whipping , whipped 1. countable noun A whip is a long thin piece of material such as leather or rope, fastened to a stiff handle. It is used for hitting people or animals. 2. verb If someone whips a person or animal, they beat them or hit them with a whip or something like a whip. Eye-witnesses claimed Mr Melton whipped the horse up to 16 times. [VERB noun] Synonyms: lash, cane, flog, beat whipping Word forms: whippings countable noun He threatened to give her a whipping. Synonyms: beating, lashing, thrashing, caning 3. verb If something, for example the wind, whips something, it strikes it sharply. [literary] A terrible wind whipped our faces. [VERB noun] A branch whipped her across the cheek. [VERB noun] 4. verb If something flexible whips in a particular way, it moves sharply when it is affected by a force, for example by the wind. [literary] Blond strands of hair whipped in the wind. [VERB preposition/adverb] 5. verb If someone whips something out or whips it off, they take it out or take it off very quickly and suddenly. Bob whipped out his notebook. [VERB noun with adverb] Players were whipping their shirts off. [VERB noun with adverb] My waitress whipped the plate away and put down my bill. [VERB noun with adverb] 6. verb If something or someone whips somewhere, they move there or go there very quickly. The wind out here is whipping along at about 30 miles an hour. [VERB adverb/preposition] I whipped into a parking space. [VERB adverb/preposition] Synonyms: dash, shoot, fly, tear 7. verb When you whip something liquid such as cream or an egg, you stir it very fast until it is thick or stiff. Whip the cream until thick. [VERB noun] Whip the eggs, oils and honey together. [VERB noun adverb/preposition] ...strawberries and whipped cream. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: whisk, beat, mix vigorously, stir vigorously 8. verb If you whip people into an emotional state, you deliberately cause and encourage them to be in that state. He could whip a crowd into hysteria. [VERB noun + into] Politicians and businessmen have whipped themselves into a panic. [VERB noun into noun] Synonyms: incite, drive, push, urge 9. countable noun A whip is a member of a political party in a parliament or legislature who is responsible for making sure that party members are present to vote on important issues and that they vote in the appropriate way. The whips have the job of making sure MPs toe the line. 10. countable noun A whip is a notice which tells the members of a political party in parliament that it is important for them to vote in a particular way on an important issue. [British] 11. See also three-line whip 12. the whip hand phrase If you have the whip hand, you have power over someone else in a particular situation. These days the shopper has the whip hand, and will not buy at high prices. 13. a fair crack of the whip phrase [PHRASE after verb] If you get a fair crack of the whip, you are allowed a reasonable opportunity to succeed at something. [British, informal] None of them is expecting any favours, just a fair crack of the whip. Phrasal verbs: whip up 1. phrasal verb If someone whips up an emotion, especially a dangerous one such as hatred, or if they whip people up into an emotional state, they deliberately cause and encourage people to feel that emotion. He accused politicians of whipping up anti-foreign sentiments in order to win right-wing votes. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Joe McCarthy whipped up Americans into a frenzy of anti-Communist activity in the Fifties. [V P n (not pron) into n] 2. phrasal verb If a force such as the wind whips up dust or water, it makes it rise up. In 1346 a hurricane whipped up the sea to destroy the town. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] ...clouds of smoke and sand whipped up by a strong wind. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] 3. phrasal verb If you whip up something, especially a meal, you make it quickly. [informal] I used to entertain at home quite a lot, and I can still whip up a fairly decent dinner party. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] Idioms: crack the whip to make people work very hard and treat them strictly and perhaps harshly They run the chapel, I don't. They crack the whip and I have to jump to it. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a fair crack of the whip [British] a chance to prove how good you are at something None of them is expecting any favours, just a fair crack of the whip. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers have the whip hand or hold the whip hand to have more power than the other people involved in a situation, and so have an advantage or control over them The biggest party in that government should have the whip hand in decision-making. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 鞭子 Japanese: 鞭 |
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