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单词 whack
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
whack /hwæk, wæk/USA pronunciation   v. 
  1. to strike or hit with or as if with a strong, loud blow: [+ object]She whacked the stick against the table.[no object]He whacked at the ball and missed.

n. [countable]
  1. a smart, resounding blow:She gave him a whack on the knuckles.
  2. Informal Termsan attempt:He took a whack at the job.
Idioms
  1. Idioms, Informal Terms out of whack, out of order;
    not working correctly or properly.

whack•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
whack  (hwak, wak),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to strike with a smart, resounding blow or blows.
  2. Slang Termsto divide into or take in shares (often fol. by up):Whack the loot between us two.

v.i. 
  1. to strike a smart, resounding blow or blows.
  2. whack off:
    • to cut off or separate with a blow:The cook whacked off the fish's head.
    • Slang (vulgar). to masturbate.
  3. Slang Terms whack out, to produce quickly or, sometimes, carelessly:She whacks out a short story every week or so.

n. 
  1. a smart, resounding blow:a whack with his hand.
  2. Informal Termsa trial or attempt:to take a whack at a job.
  3. Slang Termsa portion or share.
  4. Informal Terms out of whack, out of order or alignment;
    not in proper condition.
  • 1710–20; origin, originally dialect, dialectal, Scots form of thwack; compare whang2, whittle
whacker, n. 
    • 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged try, go, turn.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
whack /wæk/ vb (transitive)
  1. to strike with a sharp resounding blow
  2. (usually passive) Brit informal to exhaust completely
n
  1. (transitive) US slang to murder: if you were out of line you got whacked
  2. a sharp resounding blow or the noise made by such a blow
  3. informal a share or portion
  4. informal a try or attempt (esp in the phrase have a whack at)
  5. out of whackinformal out of order; unbalanced: the whole system is out of whack
Etymology: 18th Century: perhaps a variant of thwack, ultimately of imitative origin

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