单词 | whip |
释义 | nounverbwhipBrE /wɪp/ NAmE /wɪp/ noun [C ]a long thin piece of rope or leather , attached to a handle , used for making animals move or punishing people 鞭子◆ He cracked his whip and the horse leapt forward . 他甩了个响鞭,马儿就奋蹄向前奔去。[C ]an official in a political party who is responsible for making sure that party members attend and vote in important government debates 党鞭(政党中负责督导党员参与重大问题辩论与投票的组织秘书)◆ the chief whip 首席党鞭[C ]a written instruction telling members of a political party how to vote on a particular issue (政党发给党员的)投票通知书,投票指示 ➡ see also three-line whip[U , C ]a sweet dish made from cream , eggs , sugar and fruit mixed together 搅打奶油甜食(用奶油、鸡蛋、糖和水果搅打而成) ● have /hold , etc . the ˈwhip hand (over sb /sth )to be in a position where you have power or control over sb /sth 执掌大权;执鞭在手● crack the ˈwhip to use your authority or power to make sb work very hard , usually by treating them in a strict way 压迫;役使● a fair crack of the ˈwhip (BrE , informal ) a reasonable opportunity to show that you can do sth (做某事的)适当机会◆ I felt we weren't given a fair crack of the whip . 我觉得我们没有得到适当的机会。whipBrE /wɪp/ NAmE /wɪp/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they whip BrE /wɪp/ NAmE /wɪp/ present simple - he / she / it whips BrE /wɪps/ NAmE /wɪps/ past simple whipped BrE /wɪpt/ NAmE /wɪpt/ past participle whipped BrE /wɪpt/ NAmE /wɪpt/ -ing form whipping BrE /ˈwɪpɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈwɪpɪŋ/ [T ]~sb /sth to hit a person or an animal hard with a whip, as a punishment or to make them go faster or work harder 鞭打;鞭策;以鞭打责罚;鞭笞[I , T ]to move , or make sth move , quickly and suddenly or violently in a particular direction (使朝某一方向)猛然移动◆ + adv ./prep .A branch whipped across the car window . 一条树枝突然划过车窗。◆ Her hair whipped around her face in the wind . 她的头发随风在脸际飘拂。◆ ~sth The waves were being whipped by 50 mile an hour winds . 时速 50 英里的大风卷起了波浪。[T ]~sth + adv ./prep .to remove or pull sth quickly and suddenly (突然迅速地)除去,拉动,抽出◆ She whipped the mask off her face . 她刷地一下子把脸上的面具摘掉了。◆ The man whipped out a knife . 那个人突然抽出一把刀来。[T ]to stir cream , etc . very quickly until it becomes stiff 搅打(奶油等)◆ ~sth Serve the pie with whipped cream . 馅饼得配搅打奶油。◆ ~sth up Whip the egg whites up into stiff peaks . 把蛋白打得起稠尖儿。[T ]~sb /sth (NAmE , informal ) to defeat sb very easily in a game (在比赛中)轻而易举地击败◆ The team whipped its opponents by 35 points . 这个队以 35 分的优势轻松击败对手。 ➡ compare thrashverb (3 ) [T ]~sth (BrE , informal ) to steal sth 偷;盗窃 ● ˌwhip ˈthrough sth (informal ) to do or finish sth very quickly 匆匆做;迅速完成◆ We whipped through customs in ten minutes . 我们十分钟便办完了海关手续。● ˌwhip sb /sth↔ˈup to deliberately try and make people excited or feel strongly about sth 激发;激励;煽动SYN rouse◆ The advertisements were designed to whip up public opinion . 这些广告是为了激起公众的舆论。◆ He was a speaker who could really whip up a crowd . 他是个真正有感召力的演说者。to quickly make a meal or sth to eat 匆匆做(饭等)◆ She whipped up a delicious lunch for us in 15 minutes . 她用了 15 分钟就给我们备好了一顿可口的午餐。 |
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