单词	spanking
释义	spanking1 nounspanking2 adverbspanking3 adjective spankingspank‧ing1 /ˈspæŋkɪŋ/ noun [countable, uncountable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINspanking1 Origin: 1800-1900 spank Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Bondage, beating, whipping and spanking. But you wouldn't call that a spanking. Parents typically use threats and spankings when they feel powerless and angry. Still, I was willing to risk spankings for a taste of what I thought was out there. When they misbehave, we resort to various sanctions, including old-fashioned spanking at times. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► get ... spanking  If you don’t stop that noise, you’ll get a spanking! COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► spanking new  a spanking new (=completely new) conference centre the act of hitting a child on their bottom with your open hand, as a punishment:  If you don’t stop that noise, you’ll get a spanking! spanking1 nounspanking2 adverbspanking3 adjective spankingspanking2 adverb informal Word Origin WORD ORIGINspanking2 Origin: 1600-1700 Perhaps from a Scandinavian language Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► spanking new  a spanking new (=completely new) conference centre Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► spanking new It was brand, spanking new, not a dent nor scratch on its sleek body. One of the disadvantages of monthly reviewing schedules is that most instruments arriving at the Guitarist office are brand spanking new. That he was wearing a spanking new snap-brimmed fedora. The marina is brand spanking new. There is a plan to clear the site to make way for a spanking new conference centre. ► spanking clean 1spanking new very new and impressive:  a spanking new shopping centre2 spanking clean very clean spanking1 nounspanking2 adverbspanking3 adjective spankingspanking3 adjective British English Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Along a side street there prowled, one recent morning, a spanking white Rolls-Royce. In the distance, ponies in long-shafted light chariots trotted at a spanking pace, the wheels spinning around. Jules, entering into the charioteer spirit, drove standing up and the mare went along at a spanking trot. That he was wearing a spanking new snap-brimmed fedora. There is a plan to clear the site to make way for a spanking new conference centre. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► spanking new  a spanking new (=completely new) conference centre Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► at a spanking pace/rate In the distance, ponies in long-shafted light chariots trotted at a spanking pace, the wheels spinning around. at a spanking pace/rate old-fashioned very fast:  They started walking at a spanking rate.
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