| 单词 | punch |
| 释义 | punch 1. v. & n. --v & tr. 1. strike bluntly, esp. with a closed fist. 2. prod or poke with a blunt object. 3. a pierce a hole in (metal, paper, a ticket, etc.) as or with a punch. b pierce (a hole) by punching. 4. US drive (cattle) by prodding with a stick etc. --n 1. a blow with a fist. 2. the ability to deliver this. 3. colloq. vigour, momentum; effective force. Phrases and idioms punch (or punched) card (or tape) a card or paper tape perforated according to a code, for conveying instructions or data to a data processor etc. punch-drunk stupefied from or as though from a series of heavy blows. punching-bag US a suspended stuffed bag used as a punchball. punch-line words giving the point of a joke or story. punch-up Brit. colloq. a fist-fight; a brawl. Derivatives puncher n. Etymology: ME, var. of POUNCE(1) 2. n. 1. any of various devices or machines for punching holes in materials (e.g. paper, leather, metal, plaster). 2. a tool or machine for impressing a design or stamping a die on a material. Etymology: perh. an abbr. of PUNCHEON(1), or f. PUNCH(1) 3. n. a drink of wine or spirits mixed with water, fruit juices, spices, etc., and usu. served hot. Phrases and idioms punch-bowl 1. a bowl in which punch is mixed. 2. a deep round hollow in a hill. Etymology: 17th c.: orig. unkn. 4. n. 1. (Punch) a grotesque humpbacked figure in a puppet-show called Punch and Judy. 2. (in full Suffolk punch) a short-legged thickset draught horse. Phrases and idioms as pleased as Punch showing great pleasure. Etymology: abbr. of PUNCHINELLO |
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