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lash

/lash/US // læʃ //UK // (læʃ) //

鞭打,鞭笞,鞭挞,鞭策

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
    • : a swift stroke or blow, with a whip or the like, given as a punishment: He received 20 lashes.
    • : something that goads or pains in a manner compared to that of a whip: the lash of his sharp tongue.
    • : a swift dashing or sweeping movement, as of an animal's tail; switch.
    • : a violent beating or impact, as of waves or rain, against something.
    • : an eyelash.
    • : Also called neck cord. a cord or a series of cords for lifting the warp in weaving a figured fabric.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to strike or beat, as with a whip or something similarly slender and flexible.
    • : to beat violently or sharply against: The rain lashed the trees.
    • : to drive by or as if by strokes of a whip: He lashed them on to greater effort.
    • : to attack, scold, or punish severely with words: She lashed the students with harsh criticism.
    • : to dash, fling, or switch suddenly and swiftly: The crocodile lashed its tail.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to strike vigorously at someone or something, as with a weapon or whip: He lashed wildly at his attackers.
    • : to attack or reprove someone with harsh words: to lash out at injustice.
    • : to move suddenly and swiftly; rush, dash, or flash: The coiled snake lashed suddenly.
    • : Chiefly British. to spend money lavishly or foolishly.

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Examples

  • Meanwhile, Hong Kong protesters lashed out at companies that appeared to support Beijing.

  • From lashing poles together to using it as guy line, this rope works well in most conditions.

  • Thanks to its ample exterior webbing, it’s easy to lash a water bottle or second set of shoes to the bag for easy access.

  • By the time the Category 4 Typhoon Kammuri lashed the Philippines with heavy rains in early December, the damage was much less than it could have been.

  • And activists have used the semi-anonymity of social media to lash out against the government.

  • But all of them add up to a coiled-up rage, ready to lash out at the nearest target.

  • And when you peacefully protest their stereotyping of you, they lash back at you and they call you horrendous, horrific names.

  • Hammami followed his video by taking to Twitter to lash out at Shabaab and its emir.

  • Nor one of those tropical torments that periodically lash the country.

  • I have read that Chinamen tie their wives to beams in the roof and lash them with leather thongs until they swoon.

  • Sometimes the drivers lash at him with their long whips but he is too quick for them and scampers out of their reach.

  • As if by accident, the lash whistled close to Bill Talpers's face, making him give back a step in surprise.

  • His thoughts dwell on wagons stogged in the mire and big carthorses hauling at the collar at his voice and under his lash.

  • And the Jenkins pills became famous precisely by reason of that lash of the whip which they gave to jaded existences.