(1) thrash可作“痛打,狠打,揍”解,常指用棍棒或鞭子打。
- They thrashed him until he could not stand.
他们把他揍得他站不住。
(拓展学习:小词详解 | thrash)
(2) beat常表示“(用鞭子、棍棒等)打、揍”。
- Beat him hard; he deserves to be punished.
狠狠地打他,他罪有应得。 - The man was beaten to death with heavy sticks.
这个人被乱棍活活打死。 - They gave him a good beating .
他们狠揍了他一顿。
(3) whip指“(用鞭子)抽、打”。
- She whipped the horse to make it go faster.
她用鞭子抽了一下马让它跑快些。 - “That man deserves to be whipped /deserves a whipping !” he said.
“那个人该挨抽!”他说道。
(4) flog指“(用鞭子、棍等)打、抽打、痛打”。
- The sailor was flogged for neglecting his duty.
那个水手因为失职被痛打了一顿。
(拓展学习:《经济学人》每日一词:flog)
(5) lash指“(用细鞭子)抽打”。
- The sailor was lashed for not doing as he was told.
那个水手因为不按吩咐的做而被用鞭子抽了一顿。
(拓展学习:小词详解 | lash)
(6) birch指“(用白桦条)抽打”。
- The boy was birched for stealing.
那个男孩因为偷窃被人用白桦条抽打。
(7) cane指“(用笞杖、手杖)打”。
- The teacher caned the boy for breaking the window.
男孩打碎了玻璃,老师用手杖打了他。
