Word · Frequency #24680
lashing
鞭打；责打
the act of beating or whipping someone; chastisement
- 1.
Something used to tie something or lash it to something.
绑扎用的绳子
- 2.
The act of one who, or that which, lashes; castigation, chastisement.
鞭打；责罚
- 3.
The or an act of lashing; a heavy falling or downpour (of rain).
鞭打；大雨倾盆
捆绑物；系索；暴雨；倾泻；绑扎用的绳子；鞭打；责罚；鞭打；大雨倾盆
In use
He received a severe verbal lashing from his boss for missing the deadline.
The coach's lashing motivated the team to train harder.
She gave the child a lashing for lying, but later regretted it.
give [sb] a lashing
lashing 表示‘痛骂’时可与 give 搭配，后接被骂的人。
The manager gave the employee a lashing for being late.
经理因员工迟到而严厉训斥了他。
secure [sth] with lashings
lashings 在此指捆绑用的绳索，常用复数形式。
The sailors secured the boat with lashings.
水手们用绳索固定船只。
Common mistakes
He gave lashing to the child.
Connections
Collocations
- a severe lashing
- 一顿猛烈的鞭打
- He got a severe lashing for telling lies.他因说谎而遭到一顿猛烈的鞭打。
- lashing strap
- 绑扎带
- Use a lashing strap to secure the boxes to the roof rack.用绑扎带把箱子固定在车顶架上。
- lashings of rain
- 倾盆大雨
- The storm brought lashings of rain all night.暴风雨整夜带来倾盆大雨。
Idioms & figurative uses
- lashings of
- 大量，许多The children had lashings of ice cream at the party.孩子们在派对上吃了许多冰淇淋。
Synonyms
- whipping
- 用鞭子抽打 · 与 lashing 最接近，常可互换；但 whipping 仅指鞭打动作，而 lashing 还可能有捆绑等义项，需看语境。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 lashing 拆成 lash（鞭打/捆绑）+ ing：既指鞭打，也指捆绑用的绳子；大雨倾盆就像鞭子抽打。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：nautical rigging/cargo、formal or literary prose、colloquial weather talk lashing 作名词时语域随词义变化：表示“绑扎用的绳索/系索”常见于航海或户外作业；表示“鞭打、责罚”多用于正式或文学语境；表示“大雨倾盆”多见于口语或新闻描写。没有统一的固定语域，实际使用时要根据搭配和上下文判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上词（cashing, crashing, smashing, mashing, dashing, flashing）与 lashing 一样以 /æʃɪŋ/ 结尾，读音押韵。注意 fashion（/ˈfæʃən/）拼写相近，但结尾是 /ʃən/，与 lashing 不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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