| 单词 | whiplash |
| 释义 | whiplash /hwip"lash', wip"-/, n. 1. the lash of a whip. 2. an abrupt snapping motion or change of direction resembling the lash of a whip. 3. Also, whiplash injury. a neck injury caused by a sudden jerking backward, forward, or both, of the head: Whiplash resulted when their car was struck from behind. 4. Also called whiplash curve. a connected series of reverse curves of more or less elliptical form, used as a major design motif in the Art Nouveau style. v.t. 5. to beat, hit, throw, etc., with or as if with a whiplash. 6. to affect adversely, as by a sudden change: new taxes whiplashing corporate earnings. [1565-75; 1950-55 for def. 6; WHIP + LASH1] |
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