n.鞭子；鞭打；鞭状物
v.抽打；彻底打败
The whip swished through the air. 鞭子嗖地一声在空中挥动。
He cracked his whip and the horses began to trot. 他噼噼啪啪地挥鞭策马狂跑。
He was given 30 lashes of the whip. 他被鞭打三十下。
用作动词 (v.)The colt used to whip seamen had disappeared on the ship. 船上用来鞭打水手的笞绳不见了。
Their team really whipped ours at volleyball. 他们的排球队彻底击败了我们队。
whip的基本意思是“用鞭子打人或动物”,引申为“鞭策或督促(某人快走、努力等)”“激发(情绪、热情等)”“激励”“唤起”。
whip既可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语。可用于被动结构。
whip的过去式和过去分词均为whipped。
whip也可用作名词,意思是“鞭子”。例如:It's cruel to use a whip to punish a child.用鞭子惩罚孩子是残酷的。
