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- usu. in sing. the lashing action of a whip鞭打; 抽打：
figurative〈喻〉he cringed before the icy whiplash of Curtis's tongue.
在柯蒂斯冰冷话语的打击下, 他畏首畏尾起来。
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- the flexible part of a whip or something resembling it鞭索, 鞭条; 似鞭子的东西。
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- mass noun injury caused by a severe jerk to the head, typically in a motor accident（尤指车祸中头部猛震而造成的）鞭状损伤, 马鞭式创伤。
with obj.
1- jerk or jolt (someone or something) suddenly, typically so as to cause injury猛力震摇：
the force of impact had whiplashed the man's head.
冲击力使这个人的头部受到剧烈震荡。
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- no obj., with adverbial of direction move suddenly and forcefully, like a whip being cracked猛烈晃动：
he rammed the yacht, sending its necklace of lights whiplashing from the bridge.
他把游艇开得飞快, 使得游艇上的一排灯在驾驶台上砰砰地晃来晃去。