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单词 drub
释义 drub
I. \ˈdrəb\ verb
(drubbed ; drubbed ; drubbing ; drubs)
Etymology: perhaps from Arabic ḍaraba to beat
transitive verb
1. : to beat severely (as with a cudgel or stick) : pummel, thrash
2. : to drive as if by cudgeling or pummeling
 < he drubbed those silly notions out of his son's head >
 < constantly drubbed the state legislature for money — Time >
3. : to abuse with words : berate, censure
 < the book was drubbed by every critic >
4. : to defeat decisively
 < drubbed her opponent in the tennis match >
 < drubbed in the election by a heavy margin >
intransitive verb
: stamp, tap : drum, pound
 < drubbing with their heels — Thomas Hughes >
 < the blood drubbed in his old man's veins — Audrey Barker >
II. noun
archaic : a heavy blow (as with a cudgel) : thump
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