give sb a whipping
也可用于比喻惨败，如 give the opposing team a whipping。
The cruel captain gave the sailor a whipping for the slightest mistake.
残酷的船长因最轻微的过错就鞭打了那名水手。
鞭打；鞭刑
惨败；痛击；搅打；打发；捆扎绳；绑线；绳头缠扎；绳端捆扎；锁线装订；穿线装订
鞭打的惩罚
The punishment of being whipped.
惨败；痛打
A heavy defeat; a thrashing.
将奶油搅打充气制成掼奶油的烹饪技法
A cooking technique in which air is incorporated into cream to produce whipped cream.
用于捆扎的绳索或线
A cord or thread used to lash or bind something.
绳索末端的捆扎
The lashing of the end of a rope.
用包边缝法将单页书页分组缝合
The sewing of the edges of single leaves in sections by overcasting the thread.
Whipping was once a common punishment in many parts of the world.
鞭打曾经在世界许多地方是一种常见的刑罚。
用法提示：此处 whipping 为不可数名词，表示“鞭打”这种刑罚。
In the novel, the main character is sentenced to a public whipping.
在小说中，主人公被判处公开鞭刑。
用法提示：此处 whipping 为可数名词，指“一次公开鞭打”的判决。
Many people argued that whipping was a cruel and unusual punishment.
许多人认为鞭打是一种残忍且不寻常的刑罚。
用法提示：此处 whipping 为不可数名词，表示“鞭打”这种处罚方式。
也可用于比喻惨败，如 give the opposing team a whipping。
The cruel captain gave the sailor a whipping for the slightest mistake.
残酷的船长因最轻微的过错就鞭打了那名水手。
多指在比赛或争论中遭受惨败，而不是字面上的鞭打。
The visitors took a whipping in the second half.
客队在下半场惨败。
烹饪语境中指把空气打入奶油、蛋液等食材。
The whipping of the cream should continue until soft peaks form.
应持续搅打奶油，直到形成软性尖峰。
grammar · medium
易错句子The prisoner was given whipping for stealing food.
正确表达The prisoner was given a whipping for stealing food.
表示“一次鞭刑、一顿鞭打”时，whipping 是可数名词，单数形式前要用不定冠词 a；汉语没有冠词，学习者容易漏掉。
grammar · medium
易错句子The prisoner was whipping by the guard.
正确表达The prisoner was whipped by the guard.
被动语态由 be + 过去分词构成；whipping 是名词或现在分词，不能作被动谓语，应改为过去分词 whipped。
指作为刑罚的鞭打时，flogging 强调依法或按规矩反复抽鞭，常见于历史、军事语境；whipping 更通用，可泛指用鞭子抽打的行为。
beating 泛指拳打脚踢或用器具殴打，不限定工具；whipping 特指用鞭子抽打，惩罚意味更明确。
thrashing 强调猛烈、连续的痛打，常含棍棒等工具，程度比 whipping 重；whipping 明确指用鞭子抽打。
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