a smacking
作可数名词，前面可用 a，指一次打巴掌的行为，多用于长辈惩罚小孩的语境。
The little boy got a smacking for telling a lie.
那个小男孩因为撒谎挨了一顿巴掌。
掌掴；打巴掌
一连串的拍打；某人被拍打的动作。；掴
The act of smacking someone, or a series of such smacks.
一连串的拍打；某人被拍打的动作。
A series of smacks; the act by which somebody is smacked.
After the smacking, the little boy never touched the stove again.
挨了一顿打之后，小男孩再也不碰炉子了。
用法提示：这里的 smacking 是名词，指被打的动作或一顿打。
Many parents now believe that smacking teaches children nothing.
如今许多家长认为打巴掌并不能教会孩子什么。
用法提示：smacking 在此作名词（动名词），表示打巴掌这种行为。
He gave the puppy a gentle smacking on the nose to stop it from biting.
他在小狗鼻子上轻轻拍了一下，让它别再咬人。
用法提示：smacking 在这里是可数名词，指“拍打”这个动作。
作可数名词，前面可用 a，指一次打巴掌的行为，多用于长辈惩罚小孩的语境。
The little boy got a smacking for telling a lie.
那个小男孩因为撒谎挨了一顿巴掌。
复数 smackings 指多次、反复发生的掌掴行为。
The inquiry listed several smackings that had taken place in the classroom.
调查报告列出了教室里发生过的几次打巴掌事件。
用 of 引出被打的对象，语气较正式，常见于规定或讨论中。
The smacking of young children is no longer allowed in schools here.
这里学校已不再允许打小孩子巴掌。
grammar · medium
易错句子The little boy got smacking from his father for telling a lie.
正确表达The little boy got a smacking from his father for telling a lie.
smacking 表示“一顿打、一连串拍打”时是可数名词，单数形式前必须加限定词 a；汉语名词前没有冠词，学习者容易漏掉。
grammar · medium
易错句子He received many smacking from his teacher that term.
正确表达He received many smackings from his teacher that term.
many 修饰可数名词复数，smacking 的复数是 smackings，不能保留单数形式。
grammar · medium
易错句子The smackings he got from his mother was really painful.
正确表达The smackings he got from his mother were really painful.
主语是复数 smackings，谓语必须用复数 were；汉语没有主谓一致变化，容易误用单数 was。
spanking 多指把某人（尤其孩子）按在膝上或床上打屁股作为惩罚，常见于美式英语；smacking 更泛指点用手掌拍打，英式英语中也可指管教性的拍打。两者在“打屁股惩罚”语境下可换用，但 spanking 的目的和部位更具体。
slapping 强调用手掌拍击，常指单次或连续的动作，也可指拍打声；smacking 作名词更强调“一连串拍打”或“被打”这一事件，且常带响声意味。若只是描述一次掌掴，slapping 更自然；若说一顿连续的拍打，smacking 更贴切。
beating 指反复、较重的殴打，常造成伤害，手段可以是拳脚或器具；smacking 通常指用手掌拍打，程度较轻，且常与管教孩子相关。涉及暴力伤害时用 beating，不用 smacking。
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