Word · Frequency #24554
whiplash
挥鞭伤；颈部扭伤
核心释义
An injury to the neck or upper spine caused by a sudden violent jerk of the head, as in a car crash.
- 1.
鞭子的皮条
The lash of a whip.
- 2.
头部猛烈前后或左右甩动导致的颈椎损伤
An injury to the upper spine connected to a violent jerk of the head in either a backward or forward or side to side direction, resembling the motion of a whip.
- 3.
突然的剧变；由此产生的震惊感
An abrupt and unexpected change, or the resulting feeling of shock.
鞭梢；鞭打；剧变；震惊；鞭子的皮条；头部猛烈前后或左右甩动导致的颈椎损伤；突然的剧变；由此产生的震惊感
用法In use
She got whiplash in the car accident and had to wear a neck brace for two weeks.
用法提示：whiplash 作不可数名词，指颈部因突然甩动而受的‘挥鞭伤’或‘颈部扭伤’。
The doctor said his whiplash should heal within a month if he rests.
用法提示：whiplash 在此句中作主语，指伤病本身，表达‘颈部挥鞭伤’。
He suffered whiplash when the taxi stopped suddenly and his head snapped backward.
用法提示：whiplash 作及物动词 suffer 的宾语，表示‘遭受颈部扭伤’。
suffer whiplash
suffer 后直接跟 whiplash，表示“遭受颈部挥鞭伤”，通常不加冠词。
Many passengers suffered whiplash in the rear-end crash.
许多乘客在这次追尾碰撞中颈部受了挥鞭伤。
whiplash from [something]
用 from 说明造成颈部损伤的原因或事件。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- whiplash injury
- 挥鞭伤；颈部扭伤
- The doctor said it was a minor whiplash injury.医生说这是轻微的颈部扭伤。
- suffer whiplash
- 颈部扭伤；患挥鞭伤
- He suffered whiplash in the rear-end collision.他在追尾碰撞中颈部扭伤了。
- whiplash claim
- 颈部扭伤索赔
- The new law is designed to reduce fraudulent whiplash claims.新法律旨在减少欺诈性的颈部扭伤索赔。
- emotional whiplash
- 情绪上的剧烈波动
- The final plot twist gave viewers emotional whiplash.最后的剧情反转让观众情绪大起大落。
- policy whiplash
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
whip(鞭)+lash(抽打)→脖子像鞭梢一样猛甩，即挥鞭伤；也引申为突然剧变。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：medical consultation、insurance or legal claim、news report or casual conversation “whiplash” 的几个含义语域不同：指颈部挥鞭伤时是中性医用法，多用于医疗或法律语境；指鞭子的皮条时较书面；比喻突然的剧变或震惊时通常出现在新闻或口语中，语气较生动。日常使用时可优先按具体语境选择含义。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -ash/-lash 结尾，读 /æʃ/，彼此押韵；它们与 whiplash 的末尾音节 /læʃ/ 元音和辅音相同，但 whiplash 的重音在第一个音节，因此并非严格同韵。另注意 whiplash 开头的 wh 通常读 /hw/（或 /w/），不要受拼写影响。
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