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| 1 | C a long thin piece of leather with a handle on one end used for making horses move faster or for hitting someone 鞭子 |
| Most of the riders carried whips. 大多数骑手都拿着鞭子。 |
| crack a whip (=move the whip quickly to make a sudden loud sound) He cracked his whip over the horse’ s shoulder. 打响鞭 |
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| 2 | C someone in a political party whose job is to make certain that other members go where they are needed and that they vote in the correct way 组织秘书，党鞭(政党中负责督导该党成员听从指挥并按规定投票的人) |
| the Conservative chief whip 保守党的组织秘书长 |
| | 2a | an official order to members of a political party to go to a particular debate and vote （敦促党员出席辩论并投票的）书面通知 | |
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| 3 | U a sweet soft food made with cream and flavours or fruit （用奶油和调料或水果做成的）甜点心 |
| There’ s chocolate whip for dessert. 甜点有巧克力甜点心。 |
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| - | the whip hand
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| someone who has the whip hand is in a good position because they can make other people do what they want |
| 支配权；控制权 |
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