spanking
adjective[before noun]
UKinformalapprovinguk/ˈspæŋ.kɪŋ/us/ˈspæŋ.kɪŋ/veryquick:
飞快的，快捷的Theyracedby at a spankingpace.他们飞奔而过。
Synonyms
brisk
fast(QUICK)
quick
rapid
zippyinformalapproving
Fast and rapid
- (at) full speed/tilt/peltidiom
- apace
- as fast asyourlegs would carryyouidiom
- as ifit isgoing out of styleidiom
- at a rate of knotsidiom
- fleet
- hypersonic
- in the twinkling of an eyeidiom
- Jack Robinson
- lickety-split
- lightning
- like a shotidiom
- prompt
- smartly
- souped-up
- spread like wildfireidiom
- streak
- super-express
- superfast
- wildfire
spanking
adverb
old-fashionedinformalapprovinguk/ˈspæŋ.kɪŋ/us/ˈspæŋ.kɪŋ/(used with someadjectives) very,completely:
（与形容词连用）很，非常，完全a spankingnewsuit一套全新的西服
spankingwhitesheets雪白的床单
Linguistics: very & extreme
- abjectly
- abundantly
- beyond
- biblical
- blankly
- completely
- desperately
- extreme
- highly
- positive
- rank
- raving
- smack
- spectacularly
- such
- terrible
- terribly
- unutterably
- veritably
- wonderfully
spanking
noun[CorU]
uk/ˈspæŋ.kɪŋ/us/ˈspæŋ.kɪŋ/(alsospank)theactofhittingsomeone with thehand, usually severaltimeson thebottomas apunishmentor forsexualpleasure:
（拍）打屁股Heneedsagoodspanking.他欠一顿狠揍。
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slapnoun(HIT)
Punishing by causing pain
- birch
- cane
- caning
- cat-o'-nine-tails
- corporal punishment
- flagellate
- horsewhip
- lynch
- lynch law
- lynching
- mortification
- paddle
- smack
- tar and feathersomeoneidiom
- thrash
- thrashing
- thumbscrew
- waterboard
- waterboarding
- whip