| 单词 | whip |
| 释义 | whip (once / 183 pages) 1nv 2n 3vn 4nv A whip is a cord or piece of leather used for hitting an animal or a person, and to whip something or someone is to strike them with a whip. You can also figuratively whip an opponent or whip someone in shape. Giddy up! When you hit an animal with a whip, you whip it. Some animal rights activists object to horse racers using whips. You can also use this verb to mean "defeat by a lot," like when your basketball team whips the opposing team. A chef whips cream by whisking or mixing it until it's airy and frothy. If your teacher says he's going to "crack the whip," he means he's planning to use his authority to make the class work harder. And, fittingly, a political whip is someone who enforces discipline among party members. WORD FAMILYwhip: whiplike, whipped, whipper, whipping, whips+/whipper: whippers/whipping: whippings USAGE EXAMPLESThe extra height of the lid accommodates whipped cream or cappuccino foam, and its inner ring reduces “dribble at the rim,” the company’s website says. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) “I saw in my dreams they were whipping me,” he said. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) A zero-point performance in the fourth quarter was salt in the wound of this whipping Clover Park received at the hands of the Cougars. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1 1n an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping Hypo|Hyper cat, cat-o'-nine-tails a whip with nine knotted cords cowhidea heavy flexible whip braided from leather made from the hide of a cow horsewhipa whip for controlling horses knouta whip with a lash of leather thongs twisted with wire; used for flogging prisoners quirtwhip with a leather thong at the end hunting crop, riding cropa short whip with a thong at the end and a handle for opening gates flagellum, scourgea whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor) strapwhip consisting of a strip of leather used in flogging buggy whipa horsewhip once used by a driver of a buggy tawsea leather strap for punishing children instrument a device that requires skill for proper use 2n a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object the whip raised a red welt Syn|Hyper lash, whiplash blow a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon 3v beat severely with a whip or rod Syn|Hypo|Hyper flog, lash, lather, slash, strap, trounce, welt flagellate, scourge whip leatherwhip with a leather strap horsewhipwhip with a whip intended for horses switchflog with or as if with a flexible rod cowhideflog with a cowhide catbeat with a cat-o'-nine-tails birchwhip with a birch twig beat, beat up, work over give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression 4v strike as if by whipping The curtain whipped her face Syn|Hypo|Hyper lash urticate whip with or as with nettles strike deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon 5v defeat thoroughly Syn|Hyper mop up, pip, rack up, worst beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish come out better in a competition, race, or conflict 6v subject to harsh criticism 2Syn|Hyper blister, scald assail, assault, attack, lash out, round, snipe attack in speech or writing n a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline 3Syn|Hyper party whip legislator someone who makes or enacts laws 1v whip with or as if with a wire whisk Syn|Hyper whisk beat, scramble stir vigorously 2n a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit 4Hypo|Hyper prune whip dessert made of prune puree and whipped cream afters, dessert, sweet a dish served as the last course of a meal 1n (golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club Hyper flexibility, flexibleness the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped 2v thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash The tall grass whipped in the wind Hyper convulse, jactitate, slash, thrash, thrash about, thresh, thresh about, toss move or stir about violently |
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