| 释义 |
smack1 verbsmack2 nounsmack3 adverb smacksmack1 /smæk/ verb [transitive]   smack1Origin: 1400-1500 Perhaps from Middle Dutch smacken ‘to hit’. smack of 1300-1400 From smack ‘taste’ (11-21 centuries), from Old English smæc VERB TABLEsmack |
| Present | I, you, we, they | smack | | he, she, it | smacks | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | smacked | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have smacked | | he, she, it | has smacked | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had smacked | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will smack | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have smacked |
|
| Present | I | am smacking | | he, she, it | is smacking | | you, we, they | are smacking | | Past | I, he, she, it | was smacking | | you, we, they | were smacking | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been smacking | | he, she, it | has been smacking | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been smacking | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be smacking | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been smacking |
- The cop beside him smacked him on the arm.
- But surely this smacks of charity; well-meaning but in many cases misguided.
- Father spun round, took three steps towards me and smacked me on the ear.
- He decided to smack her for this.
- He stepped out, and the cold from a recent snow flurry smacked him hard in the face.
- He threw a curveball down, and the batter smacked it dead on.
- It smacks of yellow journalism...
- The first task is to smack the ball up the ramp and enter the rollercoaster ride.
- Three years ago, you smacked a girl around and people maybe said she asked for it.
to hit someone► hit to hit someone quickly and hard with your hand, a stick etc: · He hit him hard in the stomach.· I don’t like to see people hitting a dog. ► beat to hit someone deliberately many times, especially very hard: · The girl had been beaten to death.· He was beating the donkey with a stick. ► strike written to hit someone with your hand or a weapon. Strike is more formal than hit and is mainly used in written English: · Her husband struck her twice across the face.· Police say that the man had been struck on the head. ► punch to hit someone hard with your closed hand, especially in a fight: · I punched him on the nose.· She was screaming and punching him with her fists. ► thump informal to punch someone very hard: · Sometimes I just want to thump him. ► beat somebody up to hurt someone badly in a violent attack, by hitting them many times: · If I tell the police, they'll beat me up.· He had been beaten up and tortured with lighted cigarettes. ► slap to hit someone with your open hand, especially because you are angry with them: · They had a big row and she ended up slapping him. ► spank (also smack especially British English) to hit someone, especially a child, with your open hand in order to punish them: · Should a parent ever smack a child?· I don’t agree with smacking.· In those days, children were spanked if they behaved badly. to hit something► hit · Jack hit the ball and it flew over the fence. ► knock to hit a door or window with your closed hand in order to attract the attention of the people inside: · Someone was knocking on the door.· I knocked loudly but no one came. ► strike written to hit a surface. Strike is more formal than hit and is mainly used in written English: · The ball struck the side of the goal. ► whack informal to hit something very hard: · Edmonds whacked the ball into the air. ► bash to hit something hard, especially in a way that causes damage: · The police had to bash the door down to get in. ► tap to gently hit something with your fingers, often in order to attract someone’s attention: · I tapped him on the shoulder.· I heard someone tapping on the window. ► rap to knock quickly or hit something several times: · He rapped the table with his pen to bring the meeting to order.· Two police officers rapped on the door at 7 o'clock in the morning. ► bang to suddenly hit something hard, in a way that makes a loud noise: · Her father banged his fist down on the table angrily.· The door suddenly banged shut. ► pound written to hit something many times with a lot of force: · I could hear the sea pounding on the rocks.· She pounded on the door and shouted wildly. ► hammer written to hit something quickly many times making a loud continuous noise: · The rain was hammering on the roof.· A crowd of people were outside hammering on the door angrily. to hit something accidentally► hit · I’ve got a bad bruise where I hit my leg against the table.· The car hit a tree. ► bump to hit a part of your body against something, especially because you do not see or notice it: · Careful you don’t bump your head – the ceiling’s very low. ► bang/bash to hit something hard, so that you hurt yourself or damage something: · He banged into the car in front.· I bashed my knee climbing over a gate.· She fell and bashed her chin on the ground. ► stub to hit your toe against something and hurt it: · I stubbed my toe on the piano leg. to hit someone as a punishment► beat to repeatedly hit someone with your hand, with a stick etc as a punishment: · The guards used to regularly beat the prisoners.· Teachers are no longer allowed to beat students who misbehave.beat with: · Slaves were sometimes beaten with sticks or even whipped. ► spank to hit someone repeatedly, especially a child who has behaved badly, with your open hand, on their bottom: · The two boys were spanked and sent to bed without their supper.· Many parents no longer spank their kids as a form of discipline. ► smack/slap also swat American to hit someone, especially a child who has behaved badly, with your open hand on their hand, the backs of their legs, their face etc: · If you don't stop that, I'll smack you!· Slap her hand lightly when she touches something she shouldn't.· He grinned and I wanted to swat him, but he wasn't my son so I didn't. ► give somebody a beating to hit someone violently and repeatedly with something such as a stick, in order to punish them: · The guards gave the prisoner a beating.give somebody a good/sound beating: · His father took him into the barn and gave him a good beating. ► whip/flog to hit someone very hard with a rope, whip etc especially on their back in order to punish them: · The hostage had terrible scars on his back where he had been whipped.· What kind of a society flogs women simply for saying what they think? ► corporal punishment the practice of punishing people, especially children at school, by hitting them with something such as a stick: · In my first year at Hendon School, I had my first taste of corporal punishment.· Corporal punishment is, thankfully, no longer used. to seem► seem if someone or something seems happy, dishonest, true etc, that is what you think they are, even though you are not completely certain: seem nice/happy/strange etc (to somebody): · Katie seems happy at her new school.· The whole situation seems very strange to me.seem to be/do something: · Lack of money seems to be the main problem.· Ricky graduated, but didn't seem to know what to do with his life. He was drifting.it seems (that)/it seems to somebody (that) (=use this to say what you think about a situation): · It seems that someone forgot to lock the door.· It seemed to Jim that Amy was worried about something.seem like especially spoken (=seem to be): · Kevin seems like a nice guy.· "Why did you move to New York?" "It seemed like a good idea at the time."there seems to be: · There seems to be something wrong with the TV.it seems as if: · There were so many delays - it seemed as if we would never get home.it seems likely/possible/probable (that): · It seems likely that they will release the hostages soon. ► appear formal to seem: appear to be/do something: · My father appeared to be in good health.· The archaeologists uncovered both domestic structures and what appear to have been commercial buildings.appear calm/rude/angry etc: · It's difficult to ask someone their age without appearing rude.· The city appeared calm after the previous night's fighting.it appears (that): · Police said it appeared that John Seidler's death was an accident, but an investigation continues. ► look if someone or something looks good, bad, tired etc, that is how they seem to you when you look at them: · That book looks interesting.· Warren looked tired after his long drive.· We had run out of money, and the situation looked pretty hopeless.look like something: · She's really pretty - she looks like a model.· The burglar was holding what looked like a shotgun.look as if: · You look as if you haven't slept all night.it looks as if (=use this to say how a situation seems to you): · It looks as if we are going to need more help. ► sound if someone or something sounds good, bad, strange, angry etc, that is how they seem to you when you hear about them, read about them, or hear them: · Istanbul sounds really exciting.· He sounds a pretty strange person.· I called my dad and told him what has happened. He sounded really angry. sound like: · "We're all going clubbing tomorrow night." "That sounds like fun." it sounds (to me) as if (=use this to say how a situation seems to you when you hear about it): · It sounds to me as if he needs to see a doctor. ► come across as to seem to have particular qualities or characteristics, especially because of the way you talk to or behave towards other people: · In the book, Strayhorn comes across as a sympathetic human being, while Stan Getz emerges as a volatile character with a violent temper.come across as being something: · He often comes across as being rather cold and arrogant.come across well/badly: · She doesn't come across well in interviews, but she's very good at her job. ► give the impression if someone or something gives the impression that something about them is true, they make other people think it is true, especially when it is not: give the impression (that): · Paul liked to give everyone the impression that he knew a lot about cars.· We always leave the lights on when we go out at night, to give the impression there's someone in the house.give the impression of: · Mirrors are used in the dining room in order to give the impression of space. ► strike somebody as if a person or situation strikes you as strange, interesting, unusual etc, this is your opinion of how they seem: · What strikes me as odd is the fact that she didn't report the burglary to the police.· She didn't strike me as the type who would want to become a teacher.strike somebody as being/having something: · He never struck me as being very interested in politics. ► show signs of if someone or something shows signs of age, improvement, tiredness etc, some features of their appearance or behaviour make them seem old, better, tired etc: · The economy is showing no signs of any improvement.· Doctors at the hospital say Mr Crowther is beginning to show signs of recovery, although he is still in intensive care.show signs of doing something: · If the soil shows signs of drying out, water it sparingly. ► have all the hallmarks of if a thing or event has all the hallmarks of something, it has all the typical features of someone's work or actions, and therefore seems to have been done or made by them: · The explosion has all the hallmarks of a terrorist attack.· The painting isn't signed by Matisse, but it has all the hallmarks of one of his later works. ► smack of to seem to involve or be caused by a particular attitude, feeling, or intention, especially a bad one: · The government's new asylum bill seems inhumane, and smacks of racism.· The chairman's decision is disturbing, and smacks of dishonesty. NOUN► child· Most parents smack their children sometimes.· Parents don't need the right to smack their children.· Three children crying in pushchairs were smacked.· Four children were scolded on buses and smacked.· The most serious aspect of smacking children is that in a substantial number of cases this escalates to something worse. ► face· Catching her wrist, Holman smacked her face viciously, sending her to her knees, but still holding on to her.· As soon as you think you've got it licked, it smacks you in the face.· Once Williams was smacked in the face by a throw in an international game, breaking her nose.· Because he thinks a woman is not gon na get up and smack him in the face.· White men continued to smack his face and strike his body.· Lynda Chalker had smacked his face in the crush bar of the Grand Hotel.· I discovered that it was a slippery reptile that came at high speed to smack me in my face without notice. ► lip· The chimpanzee then pulls out the grass stem and picks off the termites with its teeth, smacking its lips with pleasure.· She begins cackling, smacking her lips, like a child thinking of a turkey dinner.· Granny Weatherwax smacked her lips, like some one emerging from a very deep sleep.· The woman seemed to be smacking her lips over every word.· He smacked his lips and stroked his moustache with surprise.· Shove his face into his own shit, they were learning, and he will devour it, smacking his lips.· Cranston snored gently like a child, muttering now and again and smacking his lips.· The young one smacked his lips. ► smack your lips- Cranston snored gently like a child, muttering now and again and smacking his lips.
- Granny Weatherwax smacked her lips, like some one emerging from a very deep sleep.
- He smacked his lips and stroked his moustache with surprise.
- She begins cackling, smacking her lips, like a child thinking of a turkey dinner.
- Shove his face into his own shit, they were learning, and he will devour it, smacking his lips.
- The chimpanzee then pulls out the grass stem and picks off the termites with its teeth, smacking its lips with pleasure.
- The woman seemed to be smacking her lips over every word.
- The young one smacked his lips.
1to hit someone, especially a child, with your open hand in order to punish them → slap:  the debate about whether parents should smack their children► see thesaurus at hit2[always + adverb/preposition] to hit something hard against something else so that it makes a short loud noise: He smacked the money down on the table and walked out.3smack your lips to make a short loud noise with your lips before or after you eat or drink something to show that it is good: He drained his glass and smacked his lips appreciatively.4British English informal to hit someone hard with your closed hand SYN punchsmack of something phrasal verb if a situation smacks of something unpleasant, it seems to involve that thing: To me, the whole thing smacks of a cover-up.smack somebody up phrasal verb informal to hit someone hard many times with your hand: Don’t make me come over there and smack you up.smack1 verbsmack2 nounsmack3 adverb smacksmack2 noun smack2Origin: 1-2, 4 1500-1600 ➔ SMACK13 1900-2000 Perhaps from Yiddish shmek ‘sniff, slight smell, small mount of snuff’5 1600-1700 Dutch smak - She gave Danny's hand a smack.
- All you see in the papers now is smack, like.
- Authoritarians do not apologize for the smack of firm government.
- If the horse jumps the first fence stickily, a smack on landing will sharpen him up.
- So far, she'd just flushed the smack down the loo and shoved the syringes in the bin.
- The little girl gets pulled again, falls with a loud smack.
- The occasional smack meted out in a happy, secure home is not going to scar a child's psyche.
- Then she raised one foot and brought it down with a smack on the water, splashing him, and laughed.
► Drug Cultureacid, nounaddict, nounaddicted, adjectiveaddiction, nounaddictive, adjectiveamphetamine, nounbong, nouncannabis, nounclean, adjectivecocaine, nouncoke, nouncold turkey, nouncontrolled substance, nouncrack, nouncut, verbdeal, verbdealer, noundesigner drug, noundetox, noundetoxification, noundope, noundope, verbdopehead, noundowner, noundrug, noundrug addict, noundrug baron, noundrug czar, noundrug dealer, noundruggie, noundrug rehabilitation, noundrug runner, nounecstasy, nounfix, nounganja, noungear, nounglue-sniffing, noungrass, nounhallucinogen, nounhallucinogenic, adjectivehard, adjectivehard drugs, nounhash, nounhashish, nounhemp, nounheroin, nounhigh, adjectivehigh, nounhippie, nounhit, nounjoint, nounjunkie, nounline, nounLSD, nounmagic mushroom, nounmainline, verbmarijuana, nounmescaline, nounmethadone, nounmule, nounnarc, nounnarcotic, adjectiveneedle, nounOD, verbopiate, nounopium, nounoverdose, nounpeddler, nounpep pill, nounpot, nounpsychedelic, adjectivepush, verbpusher, nounrecovery program, nounreefer, nounrehab, nounroach, nounscore, verbshooting gallery, nounsmack, nounsmoke, nounsniff, verbsnort, verbsnort, nounsnow, nounsoft drug, nounsolvent abuse, nounspeed, nounstash, nounsteroid, nounstoned, adjectivestrung-out, adjectivesubstance abuse, nountab, nountake, verbtrafficking, nountrip, nountrip, verbuse, verbwasted, adjectiveweed, nounwithdrawal, nounwithdrawal symptoms, noun ► get ... smack You’re going to get a smack in a minute! ► smack in the mouth/face/gob Talk like that and I’ll give you a smack in the mouth. VERB► get· You got ta feel a smack on the cheek, to make you draw back your teeth and react.· You get smack cut with all kinds of shit.· It was the same when we got into smack.· Of course, she would have to get off smack in the long run. ► give· He hugs women and gives them a good smack on the lips. 1[countable] a)a hit with your open hand, especially to punish a child → slap: You’re going to get a smack in a minute! b)British English informal a hard hit with your closed hand SYN punchsmack in the mouth/face/gob Talk like that and I’ll give you a smack in the mouth.2[countable usually singular] a short loud noise caused when something hits something else: The book landed with a smack.3[uncountable] informal heroin4give somebody a smack on the lips/cheek informal to kiss someone loudly5[countable] a small fishing boat |