| 单词 | whip |
| 释义 | Word Frequency whip(wɪp) verbWord forms: whips, whipping or whipped 1. to strike (a person or thing) with several strokes of a strap, rod, etc 2. (transitive) to punish by striking in this manner 3. (tr; foll by out, away, etc) to pull, remove, etc, with sudden rapid motion to whip out a gun 4. (intr; foll by down, into, out of, etc) informal to come, go, etc, in a rapid sudden manner they whipped into the bar for a drink 5. to strike or be struck as if by whipping the tempest whipped the surface of the sea 6. (transitive) to criticize virulently 7. (transitive) to bring, train, etc, forcefully into a desired condition (esp in the phrases whip into line and whip into shape) 8. (transitive) informal to overcome or outdo I know when I've been whipped 9. (tr; often foll by on, out, or off) to drive, urge, compel, etc, by or as if by whipping 10. (transitive) to wrap or wind (a cord, thread, etc) around (a rope, cable, etc) to prevent chafing or fraying 11. (transitive) nautical to hoist by means of a rope through a single pulley 12. (transitive) (in fly-fishing) to cast the fly repeatedly onto (the water) in a whipping motion 13. (transitive) (in sewing) to join, finish, or gather with whipstitch 14. to beat (eggs, cream, etc) with a whisk or similar utensil to incorporate air and produce expansion 15. (transitive) to spin (a top) 16. (transitive) informal to steal he whipped her purse noun 17. a device consisting of a lash or flexible rod attached at one end to a stiff handle and used for driving animals, inflicting corporal punishment, etc 18. a whipping stroke or motion 19. a person adept at handling a whip, as a coachman, etc 20. (in a legislative body) a. a member of a party chosen to organize and discipline the members of his or her faction, esp in voting and to assist in the arrangement of the business b. a call issued to members of a party, insisting with varying degrees of urgency upon their presence or loyal voting behaviour c. (in the British Parliament) a schedule of business sent to members of a party each week. Each item on it is underlined to indicate its importance: one line means that no division is expected, two lines means that the item is fairly important, and three lines means that the item is very important and every member must attend and vote according to the party line 21. an apparatus for hoisting, consisting of a rope, pulley, and snatch block 22. any of a variety of desserts made from egg whites or cream beaten stiff, sweetened, and flavoured with fruit, fruit juice, etc 23. whipper-in 24. a windmill vane 25. transient elastic movement of a structure or part when subjected to sudden release of load or dynamic excitation 26. a percussion instrument consisting of two strips of wood, joined forming the shape of aV, and clapped loudly together 27. flexibility, as in the shaft of a golf club, etc 28. a ride in a funfair involving bumper cars that move with sudden jerks 29. a wrestling throw in which a wrestler seizes an opponent's arm and spins them to the floor 30. a fair crack of the whip Derived forms whiplike (ˈwhipˌlike) adjective whipper (ˈwhipper) noun Word origin C13: perhaps from Middle Dutch wippen to swing; related to Middle Dutch wipfen to dance, German Wipfel tree top |
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