- a strip of leather or length of cord fastened to a handle, used for flogging or beating a person or for urging on an animal鞭子。
- figurative a thing causing mental or physical pain or acting as a stimulus to action〈喻〉鞭策物; 刺激物：
councils are attempting to find new sites under the whip of a powerful agency.
在一个强有力部门的鞭策下, 委员会正努力寻找新场址。
- a thing or person resembling a whip in form or function鞭子似的东西; 鞭策者：
a licorice whip.
甘草鞭。
- a slender, unbranched shoot or plant鞭状枝, 鞭状植物。
- short for WHIPPER-IN.WHIPPER-IN的简称。
- short for WHIP AERIAL.WHIP AERIAL的简称。
- with modifier N. Amer. a scythe for cutting specified crops〈北美〉（用于割某些庄稼的）长柄大镰刀, 钐刀：
grass whip.
割草镰刀。
- a rope-and-pulley hoisting apparatus定单绞辘。
- an official of a political party appointed to maintain parliamentary discipline among its members, especially so as to ensure attendance and voting in debates（政党在议会等中有权执行党纪及敦促本党议员出席议会辩论和投票的）组织秘书。
- Brit. a written notice from such an official requesting attendance for voting〈英〉（政党组织秘书发给本党议员要求出席议会辩论投票的）书面通知。参见THREE-LINE WHIP.
the whip
Brit. party membership of a Member of Parliament or other elected body〈英〉（议员或其他选举产生机构中成员的）党员资格：he asked for the whip to be withdrawn from them.
他要求开除他们的党籍。
- mass noun a dessert consisting of cream or eggs beaten into a light fluffy mass with fruit, chocolate, or other ingredients（用奶油、鸡蛋和水果、巧克力等搅拌而成的）蛋奶水果甜点心。
- in sing. a violent striking or beating movement鞭打; 抽打。
- a fast movement in a specified direction一击; 一挥：
cleaning may consist of a quick dust or whip round.
有时清扫就是掸掸灰尘, 四处扫扫。
- beat (a person or animal) with a whip or similar instrument, especially as a punishment or to urge them on鞭打, 抽; 鞭笞, 鞭打责罚（人, 动物）。
- (of a flexible object or rain or wind) strike or beat violently（柔韧性的物体、雨、风等）拍打; 猛打：
the wind whipped their faces
风猛烈地吹打在他们的脸上
no obj. ferns and brambles whipped at him.蕨类植物和刺藤抽打着他。
- beat(cream, eggs, or other food)into a froth搅打（奶油、蛋等食物）成糊状。
whip someone into
urge or rouse someone into (a specified state or position)驱使; 促使; 激励某人进入（某状态）：the radio host whipped his listeners into a frenzy.
电台节目主持人使听众进入一种狂热状态。
- informal (of a player or team) defeat (a person or team) heavily in a sporting contest〈非正式〉（选手, 运动队）击败; 大胜（另一选手, 运动队）。
- no obj.,with adverbial of direction move fast or suddenly in a specified direction一下子猛地移动：
I whipped round the corner.
我突然转过拐角。
- with obj. and adverbial of direction take out or move (something) fast or suddenly突然拿出（或移动）：
he whipped out his revolver and shot him.
他突然拔出左轮手枪, 对着他就是一枪。
- Brit. informal steal (something)〈英, 非正式〉偷, 窃：
the escaper had whipped his overcoat.
那个逃犯偷走了他的大衣。
- bind (something) with spirally wound twine将细绳缠绕于（某物）, 用细绳缠绕加固。
- sew or gather (something) with overcast stitches锁（边）, 拷（边）, 缝边封住…的口。
the whip hand
- a position of power or control over someone支配地位, 控制地位; 优势。
whips of
- Austral. /NZ large quantities of〈澳/新西兰〉大量：
tea with whips of sugar.
加了许多糖的茶。
ORIGIN: late 19th cent.: from British English dialect whips 'lashings'.
whip someone's ass
- see ASS2.
whip-like
adjectivewhipper
nounwhip in
- act as whipper-in用鞭子召集（猎犬）; 集合（议员等）赴会。
whip someone up
- deliberately excite someone into having a strong feeling or reaction故意激起, 煽动：
Dad had managed to whip himself up into a fantastic rage.
爸爸设法使自己变得很激动, 大发雷霆。
whip something up
- cause water, sand, etc., to rise up and be flung about in a violent manner使（水、沙等）翻腾：
the sea was whipped up by a force-nine gale.
九级大风掀起海上巨浪。
- stimulate a particular feeling in someone激起（某人的某种情绪）：
we tried hard to whip up interest in the products.
我们努力激起人们对产品的兴趣。
- make or prepare something, typically something to eat, very quickly很快地搞出; 迅速准备好（尤指食物）。