Word · Frequency #24554
whiplashes
挥鞭伤；颈部扭伤
whiplashes is the plural of whiplash.
An injury to the neck or upper spine caused by a sudden violent jerk of the head, as in a car crash.
- 1.
The lash of a whip.
鞭子的皮条
- 2.
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.
头部猛烈前后或左右甩动导致的颈椎损伤
- 3.
An abrupt and unexpected change, or the resulting feeling of shock.
突然的剧变；由此产生的震惊感
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
In use
She got whiplash in the car accident and had to wear a neck brace for two weeks.
The doctor said his whiplash should heal within a month if he rests.
He suffered whiplash when the taxi stopped suddenly and his head snapped backward.
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。
He had whiplash from the roller coaster ride.
他因坐过山车而颈部受了挥鞭伤。
whiplash injury
whiplash 作名词定语修饰 injury，指“挥鞭伤性质的颈部损伤”。
Connections
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
- 政策的反复突变
- Businesses have been hit by policy whiplash in recent months.近几个月来，企业受到政策反复突变的冲击。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
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。
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。
Grammar Note
可数名词
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。
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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