lashing
/ˈlæʃɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈlæʃɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈla-shiŋ/ (ame, mw) · /ˈlæʃ.ɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈlæʃ.ɪŋ/ (ame, ipa)
lashing — noun
- lashingsingular
- lashingsplural
1. a punishment in which somebody is struck repeatedly with a whip across the back
a punishment in which somebody is struck repeatedly with a whip across the back or body
In the old prison records, sailors who deserted often received a public lashing on the deck.
collocation: receive a lashing
Mayumi shivered as the museum guide described the brutal lashings used in the 18th century.
The novel opens with a stable boy being given thirty lashings for stealing a loaf of bread.
Faisal's grandfather still talked about the lashings handed out at his colonial-era boarding school.
文法句型
a lashing
give somebody a lashing
用法筆記
Often used in historical or literary contexts; in modern English the act of whipping is more commonly referred to with 'whipping' or 'flogging'.
2. a piece of rope or cord used to tie one object firmly to another, especially on
a piece of rope or cord used to tie one object firmly to another, especially on a boat or scaffolding
Darius checked every lashing on the canoe before they pushed off from the riverbank.
Builders use strong lashings to secure the bamboo poles of a scaffolding to each other.
collocation: secure with lashings
The cargo on the truck slid sideways after one of the lashings snapped on the mountain road.
Old sailors taught Christopher how to tie a tight lashing around the broken mast.
文法句型
a lashing (around something)
用法筆記
Most common in sailing, climbing, and construction contexts; the verb form is 'to lash something to something'.
3. a generous helping of something, especially a food or drink that you pour or spr
a generous helping of something, especially a food or drink that you pour or spread
Élise served her scones with lashings of strawberry jam and clotted cream.
collocation: lashings of [pourable food]
The pub's famous Sunday roast comes with lashings of thick brown gravy.
Felix poured lashings of hot custard over his pudding and grinned at the table.
The recipe calls for lashings of butter on the warm toast, just before you serve it.
- a dab
tiny amount, especially of butter or cream
文法句型
lashings of something
用法筆記
Almost always plural and followed by 'of'; strongly associated with British food writing and dialogue (popularised by Enid Blyton). Rarely used with countable items.
常見錯誤
lashing — adjective
- lashingpositive
- more lashingcomparative
- most lashingsuperlative
1. (of rain or water) hitting something hard and continuously, in a way that feels
(of rain or water) hitting something hard and continuously, in a way that feels violent
The hikers struggled back to camp through lashing rain and freezing wind.
collocation: lashing rain
Joon stood at the lighthouse window, watching the lashing waves crash against the rocks below.
collocation: lashing waves
Lashing storms kept the fishing boats in the harbour for three days last week.
Amani pulled her coat tight as she ran through the lashing rain to catch the bus.
- driving
very common for rain — same idea of force and direction
- pelting
informal, suggests rain hitting in sharp bursts
- torrential
emphasises quantity more than force
- gentle
soft and slow, the opposite scene
文法句型
lashing rain
lashing waves
用法筆記
Almost always attributive (before a noun, not after 'be'); collocates strongly with rain, waves, storms, and wind.