| 单词 | lash |
| 释义 | lash (once / 322 pages) 1nv 2n A lash is a sharp slap or strike with a rope or whip. In some parts of the world, lawbreakers receive a certain number of lashes as punishment for their crimes. To deliver a lash is also to lash: "I instructed the jockey not to lash the horse," and another way to lash is to tie one thing securely to another. The part of a whip that actually connects with a person or animal's body is called a lash as well. When you lash out at someone, you either hit them or attack them in a figurative way, especially through angry words. WORD FAMILYlash: lash-like, lashed, lasher, lashes, lashing, unlash+/lasher: lashers/lashing: lashingly, lashings/unlash: unlashed, unlashing USAGE EXAMPLESWhen the Obama administration slapped tariffs on Chinese tire imports in 2009, for instance, China lashed back by imposing a tax on U.S. chicken parts. Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016) Who was this beautiful man, with his beautiful hair, his beautiful face, his lashes, his two gold hoop earrings? The New Yorker(Dec 26, 2016) About 20 typhoons and storms lash the Philippines each year. Seattle Times(Dec 25, 2016) 1 1n a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object Syn|Hyper whip, whiplash blow a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon 2n leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip Syn|Hyper thong leather strip implement consisting of a strip of leather 3v beat severely with a whip or rod Syn|Hypo|Hyper flog, lather, slash, strap, trounce, welt, whip flagellate, scourge whip leatherwhip with a leather strap horsewhipwhip with a whip intended for horses switchflog with or as if with a flexible rod cowhideflog with a cowhide catbeat with a cat-o'-nine-tails birchwhip with a birch twig beat, beat up, work over give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression 4v strike as if by whipping Syn|Hypo|Hyper whip urticate whip with or as with nettles strike deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon 5v lash or flick about sharply The lion lashed its tail Hyper sway, swing move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner 6v bind with a rope, chain, or cord 2lash the horse Ant|Hypo|Hyper unlash untie the lashing of frap make secure by lashing bind, tie fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord n any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids Syn|Hyper cilium, eyelash hair a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss |
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