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shellacking

/shuh-lak-ing/US // ʃəˈlæk ɪŋ //UK // (ʃəˈlækɪŋ, ˈʃɛlækɪŋ) //

殴打,炮轰,炮击,炮击事件

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Slang.

    • : an utter defeat: a shellacking their team will remember.
    • : a sound thrashing: His father gave him a shellacking for stealing the book.

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Examples

  • Hardly a shellacking, but it is an example of the way Arizona is trending after years of GOP dominance.

  • The result was a thorough shellacking of the Democratic party from top to bottom.

  • In 2010, when Democrats lost the House, Obama called it a “shellacking.”

  • For Paul, the shellacking is even worse, with Clinton beating him by 11 points overall and by 28 points with the kids.

  • Many politicians who had taken a shellacking would retreat to their home base and start rebuilding a career.

  • After 2010 shellacking, ‪Democrats belatedly embrace super PACs.

  • By repeated oiling and shellacking one produces a French polish that is very durable and elastic.

  • On no account finally connect up the battery to a circuit when shellacking the wire.

  • Some days should be allowed for the water to evaporate before shellacking.

  • Shellacking of covers has been advocated by some librarians, but it is doubtful if it pays.