Word
Wales
/weil/
verb
痛打；鞭打
Wales is the third person singular of wale.
To beat a person, especially as punishment or out of anger.
- 1.
To strike the skin in such a way as to produce a wale or welt.
抽打皮肤使其留下条痕或鞭痕。
- 2.
To beat a person, especially as punishment or out of anger.
殴打某人,尤指作为惩罚或出于愤怒。
- 3.
To give a surface a texture of wales or welts.
使表面具有条痕或鞭痕的纹理。
抽打致鞭痕；使起棱纹；抽打皮肤使其留下条痕或鞭痕。；殴打某人,尤指作为惩罚或出于愤怒。；使表面具有条痕或鞭痕的纹理。
In use
The rubber band snapped and waled her finger.
A tree branch can wale your face if you run under it carelessly.
His legs were waled by the skipping rope during the game.
wale sb/sth
此用法指在皮肤上留下隆起的伤痕。
The whip waled his back.
鞭子在他的背上留下了鞭痕。
wale sth
此用法指在织物上织出凸起的条纹。
The weaver waled the fabric.
织工在织物上织出了棱纹。
wale sb/sth
此用法较少见，意为挑选。
He waled the best apples.
他挑选了最好的苹果。
Connections
Learner notes
Grammar Note
As a transitive verb, 'wale' means to mark with wales (raised stripes) or to choose. As an intransitive verb, it means to choose (rare).
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