Word · Frequency #23620
thresh
猛烈翻动；折腾
move or stir about violently; thresh about
- 1.
move or stir about violently
剧烈翻动,猛烈搅动
- 2.
move like a flail; thresh about
像连枷般挥动；猛烈摆动
- 3.
give a thrashing to; beat hard
痛打；狠揍
痛打；狠揍；剧烈翻动,猛烈搅动；像连枷般挥动；猛烈摆动；打谷；摔打
In use
The rabbit threshed wildly in the trap, trying to free itself.
Whenever he has a fever, he threshes about in bed and kicks off the blanket.
We watched the fish threshing in the shallow water near the dock.
thresh + noun (direct object)
Farmers thresh the wheat after harvesting.
农民收割后打麦子。
thresh + about/around (intransitive, violent movement)
The fish threshed about in the net.
鱼在网里剧烈扭动。
thresh + over + noun (discuss repeatedly)
多用于抽象问题或想法。
Connections
Collocations
- thresh about
- 剧烈翻动；猛烈折腾
- The fish threshed about in the shallow water.鱼在浅水里剧烈翻动。
- thresh wildly
- 疯狂地猛烈摆动
- The trapped bird threshed wildly against the cage bars.被困的鸟疯狂地猛烈撞击笼子的栏杆。
- thresh one's arms
- 猛烈挥动胳膊
- He threshed his arms to attract the rescue team's attention.他猛烈挥动胳膊以引起救援队的注意。
- thresh the air
- 乱挥乱打；在空中猛烈挥动
- The boxer threshed the air in frustration after missing his opponent.拳击手没打中对手后，沮丧地对着空气乱挥乱打。
- thresh in pain
- 因疼痛而剧烈翻动
- The injured cat threshed in pain on the road.受伤的猫在路上疼得剧烈翻动。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 thresh 拆成 three + sh 来记：像挥连枷一口气猛甩三下，联想“剧烈翻动、狠揍”的意思。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：literary or narrative writing describing violent movement、informal speech referring to beating or hitting hard thresh 表示剧烈翻动或挣扎时，多用于文学或叙事描写，语气比较书面；表示痛打、狠揍时则常见于口语。总体属于混合语域，实际使用时需根据搭配和语境灵活选择。
Grammar Note
Can be used transitively (e.g., thresh grain) or intransitively (e.g., thresh about).
Pronunciation & Spelling
同韵词：fresh /freʃ/、flesh /fleʃ/、mesh /meʃ/ 与 thresh 都含重读的 /eʃ/ 音，押韵。注意形近音异：thrash /θræʃ/、thrush /θrʌʃ/、through /θruː/ 虽以 thr 开头，但元音不同，不押韵。
Learn the forms together
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