单词 | take a pounding |
释义 | take a pounding From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtake a poundingtake a poundinga) BEAT/DEFEATto be completely defeated Manchester United took a real pounding. b) PMWATTACKto be hit or attacked many times and often badly damaged The ship had taken a pounding on the rocks. → poundingExamples from the Corpustake a pounding• But if the choppers took a pounding, the ground troops also suffered.• Referee Rudy Battle had seen enough soon after and called it off as Dixon took a pounding.• Quarterback Gus Frerotte took a pounding behind a line that has undergone yet another injury-induced shuffle.• Advertising revenue has taken a pounding from the consolidation among retailers.• The older kids get, the more your home takes a pounding.• Our football team took a real pounding.• But in order to do that you have to take a pounding. |
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