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horsewhipping

/ˈhɔːs.wɪp.ɪŋ/

翻译: 名词,指用马鞭抽打或鞭打某人的行为,通常作为惩罚或虐待。, 动词,指用马鞭抽打或鞭打,常用于惩罚或驱策马匹。

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noun

/ˈhɔːs.wɪp.ɪŋ/C2formal
  • zh名词,指用马鞭抽打或鞭打某人的行为,通常作为惩罚或虐待。

A noun referring to the act of striking or beating someone with a horsewhip, typically as a form of punishment or abuse.

  1. Act of whipping with a horsewhipC1formal

    The act of striking or beating someone with a horsewhip, typically as a punishment or in a violent confrontation.

    zh鞭打

    • The horsewhipping was a brutal punishment in the old days.
    • He threatened the thief with a horsewhipping.
    • The novel describes a scene of horsewhipping in vivid detail.

    同义词beatingflogginglashingthrashingwhipping

词形
  • horsewhippings plural form
  • horsewhippings' possessive plural form
  • horsewhipping's possessive singular form

verb

horsewhip/ˈhɔːrswɪp/C1formal
  • zh动词,指用马鞭抽打或鞭打,常用于惩罚或驱策马匹。

A verb meaning to strike or beat with a horsewhip, often used as a form of punishment or to urge a horse forward.

  1. Whip with a horsewhipC1formal

    To strike or beat someone or something with a whip designed for horses, often as a punishment.

    zh用马鞭抽打

    • The cruel master would horsewhip the stable boy for any mistake.
    • In the past, criminals were sometimes horsewhipped as a public punishment.
    • He threatened to horsewhip the thief if he was caught again.

    同义词floglashscourgeswitchthrashwhip

词形
  • horsewhipped past participle
  • horsewhipped past simple
  • horsewhipping present participle
  • horsewhips third person singular