trouncing

• 名词，表示彻底的失败或惨败，也指严厉的惩罚或痛打，常带有连续击打的意味。

A noun referring to a decisive defeat or the act of inflicting severe punishment, often with repeated blows.

1. Sound defeatB2informal

   A decisive and overwhelming defeat in a competition or conflict.

   惨败

   • The team suffered a trouncing in the championship game.
   • His political party received a trouncing in the recent election.
   • The debate ended in a complete trouncing for the opposition.

   同义词beatingdrubbinghammeringroutthrashingwalloping

   反义词conquestsuccesstriumphvictorywin

2. Physical beatingC1formal

   The act of hitting someone repeatedly as a form of punishment or attack.

   痛打

   • The historical account described the trouncing of the prisoner.
   • In some old stories, a trouncing was a common punishment for disobedience.
   • The bully gave the smaller boy a severe trouncing.

   同义词beatingdrubbinglacingpoundingthrashingwalloping

• 动词，表示在竞争或冲突中彻底、决定性地击败对手。

A verb used to indicate the act of defeating decisively or thoroughly, often in a competition or conflict.

1. Beat severelyC1formal

   To strike or thrash someone repeatedly, often with a whip or rod.

   痛打

   • The cruel master would trounce the servant for any mistake.
   • In old tales, villains were often trounced by the hero.
   • He threatened to trounce the thief if he was caught.

   同义词beatclobberfloglashpoundpummelstrikethrashwhip

   反义词commendlaudpraise

2. Defeat decisivelyB2informal

   To defeat someone or a team completely in a competition, race, or conflict.

   击溃

   • Our team trounced the opponents 5-0 in the final match.
   • The champion trounced all challengers in the tournament.
   • She trounced her rivals in the election by a huge margin.

   同义词annihilateclobbercrushdemolishdrubhammerpasteroutthrashwallop

   反义词losesuccumbsurrenderyield

3. Censure severelyC1formal

   To criticize or scold someone harshly and angrily.

   严厉斥责

   • The manager trounced the employee for the repeated errors.
   • The editorial trounced the government's new policy.
   • He was trounced by his parents for coming home late.

   同义词bawl outberatecastigatechidedress downlambasterebukereprimandscoldupbraid

   反义词acclaimapplaudcommendcomplimentlaudpraise