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whippy

/hwip-ee, wip-ee/US // ˈʰwɪp i, ˈwɪp i //

鞭打,鞭子,鞭策,鞭策者

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    whip·pi·er, whip·pi·est.

    • : of, relating to, or resembling a whip.
    • : bending and snapping back in the manner of a whip: a whippy tree branch.

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Examples

  • But presently only the whippy tail stirred in recognition of their voices.

  • He spent the morning trying to concoct simple springs out of bark strips and whippy branches.

  • He was pure white, with a fawn-coloured saddle just behind his neck, and a fawn diamond at the root of his thin whippy tail.

  • A good elastic rod is wanted for fly casting, but a too willowy or whippy action had best be avoided.

  • It will, therefore, be seen that it is very inadvisable to have a long head when one is using a whippy shaft.