Word · Frequency #26216
trounce
痛打
to beat severely with a whip or rod
- 1.
To beat severely; to thrash.
严惩;痛打。
- 2.
To beat or overcome thoroughly, to defeat heavily; especially (games, sports) to win against (someone) by a wide margin.
彻底打败,重创;尤其在比赛中大胜
- 3.
To chastise or punish physically or verbally; to scold with abusive language.
体罚或言语斥责;用辱骂性语言训斥。
彻底击败;严斥;严惩;痛打。;彻底打败,重创;尤其在比赛中大胜;体罚或言语斥责;用辱骂性语言训斥。
In use
The home team trounced their opponents 5-0 in the final match.
She always trounces her classmates in math competitions.
The manager will trounce anyone who fails to meet the deadline.
trounce + 宾语
The boxer trounced his opponent.
拳击手痛打了对手。
trounce + 宾语 + in + 名词
Our team trounced theirs in the final.
我们队在决赛中彻底击败了他们队。
trounce + 宾语 + for + 名词
The teacher trounced the student for cheating.
Connections
Collocations
- trounce the opposition
- 彻底击败对手
- The home team trounced the opposition 5–0.主队以5比0彻底击败对手。
- get trounced
- 惨败;被痛打
- We got trounced in the final round.我们在最后一轮惨败。
- trounce a rival
- 彻底打败竞争对手
- She trounced her rival in the debate.她在辩论中彻底打败了对手。
- trounce by a wide margin
- 以悬殊比分大胜
- The champions trounced the newcomers by a wide margin.冠军队以悬殊比分大胜新队伍。
Synonyms
- thrash
- 痛打;鞭打;(比赛中)彻底击败 · 较口语;既有‘痛打’义,也有‘比赛大胜’义。替换 trounce 时更强调单方面碾压。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记忆:trounce 里藏有 ounce(盎司),想象用一盎司重的鞭子把对手痛打一顿、彻底击败。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:sports reporting、informal criticism or scolding、literary narration trounce 的语体随语境变化:在体育报道中表示“大胜”时比较常见,属于中性偏非正式;表示“痛打”或“训斥”时多用于非正式或文学性叙述。正式写作中较少使用。
Grammar Note
及物动词,后接宾语
Pronunciation & Spelling
bounce、pounce、ounce、announce、denounce 和 flounce 都与 trounce /traʊns/ 押韵,都含有相同的 /aʊns/ 音。注意形近词:tough、touch、country 中的 ou 发 /ʌ/,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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