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lash/læʃ/ v. & n.●v. 1 tr. & intr. make a sudden whip-like movement 突然挥动 lashed his tail 甩动尾巴; lashing backwards and forwards 前后甩动 2 tr. beat with a whip, rope, etc. (用鞭子、绳等)鞭打,抽打 3 intr. pour or rush with great force 倾注;冲击 4 intr. (foll. by 后跟 at, against) strike violently 猛烈击打 5 tr. castigate in words 斥责,严厉批评 6 tr. urge on as with a lash 鞭策,驱使 7 tr. (foll. by 后跟 down, together etc.) fasten with a cord, rope, etc. (用绳、粗绳等)捆扎 8 tr. (of rain, wind, etc.) beat forcefully upon (雨、风等)击打,抽打 ●n. 1a a sharp blow made by a whip, rope, etc. (鞭子、绳等的)鞭打,抽打 b (prec. by 前接 the) punishment by beating with a whip etc. (用鞭等抽打的)笞刑 2 the flexible end of a whip 鞭梢 3 (usu. in pl. 通常用复数) an eyelash 眼睫毛 □ lash out 1 (often foll. by 常后跟 at) speak or hit out angrily 怒斥;狠揍 2 Brit. spend money extravagantly, be lavish [英]挥霍,大量花钱 □ lasher n.□ lashless adj.[Middle English: probably imitative] |