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lash¹ /læʃ/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. 鞭子；鞭梢；鞭端绳索(或皮条)
The pirate captain beat his crew with a lash. 海盗船长用鞭子抽打他的船员。
a whip with a long, thin lash 顶端有着长而细的绳索(或皮条)的鞭子
2. 鞭打，抽打；[the lash] 笞刑
He gave the prisoner ten lashes. 他抽了囚犯10鞭。
3. (手等的)突然一击；(犬、马等尾巴的)急速挥动
He received a lash of her hand on his cheek. 他突然被她打了一记耳光。
the lash of the dog's tail 狗尾巴的急速甩动
4. (风、雨、波浪等的)猛烈打击，猛烈冲击
the lash of the waves on the rocks 波涛对岩石的猛烈冲击
5. 打击；责难；讽刺；尖锐的话语；严厉的斥责
under the lash of intense competition 在激烈竞争的打击下
the lash of public opinion 舆论的严厉指责
6. [常作 lashs] 睫毛
7. 【机】(轮齿等的)隙
II ❶ vt.
1. 鞭打，抽打；策(马)前进
He lashed his horse forward. 他扬鞭策马前进。
2. 急速挥动
The restless panther lashed his tail. 烦躁的豹子急速地甩动着尾巴。
She lashed her feather fan to and fro. 她急速地来回扇着她的羽毛扇。
The frightened mare lashed up her heels. 受惊的母马猛踢后蹄。
3. (风、雨、波浪等)猛烈打击，猛烈冲击
The rain lashed the windows. 雨点猛打窗户。
Rainstorm lashed the forest on the coast. 暴风雨袭击了海岸的那片树林。
The waves are lashing the shore. 波涛猛烈冲击着海岸。
4. 猛烈抨击；严厉斥责；讽刺，挖苦
The captain lashed the troops for their sloppy dress. 上尉严厉斥责士兵们衣衫不整。
5. 驱使；激起，煽动 (into)
A rising wind was lashing the rain against the window. 越刮越猛的风夹着雨点打在窗户上。
lash oneself into a fury 大发雷霆
lash a crowd into a frenzy of anger 煽起群众的狂怒
lash sb. into murder 煽动某人去杀人
6. 〈主英口〉挥霍
❷ vi.
1. 猛击 (at, into)
lash at (或 into) sb. with a stick 用棒猛击某人
lash back at the enemy 向敌军猛烈反击
2. 猛烈抨击；严厉斥责 (at, into)
The speaker lashed at (或 into) the government for its inaction. 演说者对政府的不采取行动进行猛烈抨击。
3. (风、雨、波浪等)猛烈打击，猛烈冲击；(雨等)倾注
Rain lashed against the windowpane. 雨点猛打在窗玻璃上。
It was lashing when we left. 我们离去时天正下着倾盆大雨。
4. 急速甩动(或扭动)
The cat's tail lashed from side to side. 猫的尾巴急速地左右甩动。
The snake lashed and curled. 蛇猛一扭身子，盘绕起来。
5. 猛冲
[< ME lassche <? 拟声] phr. have a lash (at) 〈澳新口〉(对…)作一次尝试 lash about (或 around) 1. 急速地甩来甩去 (或扭来扭去)The tiger lashed its tail about whenever anyone came near its cage. 每当有人走近笼子时老虎便急速甩动尾巴。The wounded dog lashed about in pain. 那条受伤的狗痛得满地打滚。The prisoner lashed about, but could not break his bond. 囚犯拼命挣扎，但没法挣脱绑住他的绳索。 2. 到处乱花 (钱)He began to lash the money around. 他开始到处挥霍那笔钱。lash down (雨等)猛降 The rain is lashing down outside. 外面正下着倾盆大雨。Hail lashed down mercilessly. 冰雹无情地打下来。lash out 1. 猛击； (马、骡等)猛踢 (at)He lashed out at them with his fists. 他用拳头猛揍他们。The horse lashed out with his rear leg. 马用后腿猛踢。 2. 猛烈抨击；严厉斥责 (at)The article lashed out at social injustice. 这篇文章对社会上的不公平现象进行猛烈抨击。It seemed that he was going to lash out at her, but he controlled himself. 他似乎就要斥责她了，但马上又控制住了自己。 3. 猛冲出去 4. (大量)发行 lash out some thirty-four million copies of newspaper a week 每周发行约3千4百万份报纸 5. 〈主英口〉花大量的钱；花 (大量的钱)；大量提供 He lashed out on his son's education. 他在儿子的教育上不惜花大量的钱。He lashed out half his fortune on his daughter's wedding. 他把一半财产花在女儿的婚礼上。Mother always lashes out food for the children's party. 母亲总是为孩子们的聚会提供大量食品。under sb.'s lash 在某人的监督之下；在某人的控制之下 His staff behaves itself well enough under Tom's gentle lash. 在汤姆宽容的管理下，他的僚属表现很不错。 |