| 单词 | lash |
| 释义 | lash (læʃ ) Word forms: lashes , lashing , lashed 1. countable noun [usually plural] Your lashes are the hairs that grow on the edge of your upper and lower eyelids. ...sombre grey eyes, with unusually long lashes. Joanna studied him through her lashes. 2. verb If you lash two or more things together, you tie one of them firmly to the other. Secure the anchor by lashing it to the rail. [VERB noun + to] The shelter is built by lashing poles together to form a small dome. [VERB noun with together] Cindy lashed her motorboat alongside. [VERB noun with adverb] We were worried about the lifeboat which was not lashed down. [VERB noun with adverb] Synonyms: fasten, join, tie, secure 3. verb If wind, rain, or water lashes someone or something, it hits them violently. [written] The worst winter storms of the century lashed the east coast of North America. [VERB noun] Suddenly rain lashed against the windows. [VERB preposition/adverb] The rain was absolutely lashing down. [VERB preposition/adverb] ...gales of lashing rain. [VERB-ing] Synonyms: pound, beat, strike, hammer 4. verb If someone lashes you or lashes into you, they speak very angrily to you, criticizing you or saying you have done something wrong. She went quiet for a moment while she summoned up the words to lash him. [VERB noun] The report lashes into police commanders for failing to act on intelligence information. [VERB + into] Synonyms: censure, attack, blast, put down Lash is also a noun. Never before had he felt the full lash of John's temper. 5. countable noun A lash is a thin strip of leather at the end of a whip. 6. countable noun A lash is a blow with a whip, especially a blow on someone's back as a punishment. The villagers sentenced one man to five lashes for stealing a ham from his neighbor. [+ for] Synonyms: blow, hit, strike, stroke 7. verb If someone lashes another person, they hit that person with a whip. They snatched up whips and lashed the backs of those who had fallen. [VERB noun] Synonyms: whip, beat, thrash, birch 8. ergative verb If an animal lashes its tail, or if its tail lashes, it moves its tail very fast and violently. When in danger, the anteater lashes its tail round a branch. [VERB noun preposition] They tried to get the harpoon into the ray before the sting tail came lashing over to retaliate. [VERB adverb/preposition] Don't go near that lashing tail. [VERB-ing] Phrasal verbs: lash out 1. phrasal verb If you lash out, you attempt to hit someone quickly and violently with a weapon or with your hands or feet. Riot police fired in the air and lashed out with clubs to disperse hundreds of demonstrators. [VERB PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If you lash out at someone or something, you speak to them or about them very angrily or critically. As a politician Jefferson frequently lashed out at the press. [V P + at/against] Her husband has a terrible temper and lashes out at everyone when he's angry. [VERB PARTICLE + at] The Cuban leader lashed out against the policy of the U.S. President. [V P at/against n] Translations: Chinese: 睫毛, 睫毛 Japanese: まつげ, くくりつける |
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