Word · Frequency #19808
thrashing
痛打；鞭打
the act of beating someone severely, especially as punishment
- 1.
the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
以连续击打施以体罚的行为
- 2.
a sound defeat
惨败
惨败；击败；以连续击打施以体罚的行为；惨败；鞭打；打谷；[计] 系统颠簸
In use
Our team suffered a thrashing in the cup final, losing 5–0.
The team's thrashing in the semifinal led the coach to change the entire training plan.
The chess champion gave his young opponent a real thrashing.
take/receive/get a thrashing
常表示在比赛、竞争或冲突中遭受决定性失败。
The team took a thrashing in the final match.
这支队伍在决赛中遭受惨败。
give sb a thrashing
可指物理打击或比喻性惨败。
The champion gave his opponent a thorough thrashing.
冠军给对手一顿痛打。
Common mistakes
He gave me a thrash.
Connections
Collocations
- give somebody a thrashing
- 痛打某人，狠揍某人
- His father gave him a thrashing for lying.他父亲因他撒谎而痛打了他一顿。
- a sound thrashing
- 一顿痛打；惨败
- The team suffered a sound thrashing in the final.那支队伍在决赛中遭到惨败。
- take a thrashing
- 挨打；遭到惨败
- The home side took a thrashing last night.主队昨晚遭到惨败。
- receive a thrashing
- 受一顿毒打
- The criminal received a thrashing from the villagers.那个罪犯被村民毒打了一顿。
- a thorough thrashing
- 一顿狠揍
- The bully got a thorough thrashing from the older boy.那个恶霸被大男孩狠揍了一顿。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 thrashing 中的 ash（灰烬）：把对方打得只剩灰烬，就是痛打、惨败。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：法律或新闻报道中描述体罚、口语或体育报道中表示惨败 该词作名词时有两个常用义：一为连续击打施以体罚，多用于正式或书面描述；二为惨败，比较常见于非正式或体育语境。实际使用时需根据语境选择，正式写作多用前者。
Pronunciation & Spelling
crashing、dashing、lashing、clashing 与 thrashing /ˈθræʃɪŋ/ 押韵：重读元音均为 /æ/，韵尾均为 /ʃɪŋ/。washing 虽也以 -shing 结尾，但元音不同（英式 /ˈwɒʃɪŋ/，美式 /ˈwɑːʃɪŋ/），因此不押韵；fashion 拼写近似，但结尾读 /ʃən/，也不押韵。
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