caning
caning — 名詞
1. punishment in which a person is struck several times with a thin stick, especial
笞刑
用細杖抽打的處罰
punishment in which a person is struck several times with a thin stick, especially as an official penalty at a school, prison, or court
After the fight, the headmaster warned Eli that another caning would follow.
打架後，校長警告 Eli，再犯一次就會挨一頓笞刑。
a caning would follow (countable punishment event)
The news report asked whether public caning should still be used for theft.
那則新聞報導詢問，公開笞刑是否還該用在竊盜案件上。
collocation: public caning
Christopher remembered the caning he received at school many years earlier.
Christopher 記得自己多年前在學校受過的那次笞刑。
The court rejected caning and chose a fine instead.
法院否決了笞刑，改成處以罰金。
- flogging
more formal and often harsher; may involve a whip or other instrument
- beating
broader and less specific; does not imply an official cane punishment
- corporal punishment
wider category covering many kinds of physical punishment
文法句型
a caning
receive a caning
caning for + offence
用法筆記
This noun usually refers to formal or institutional discipline, not to any ordinary beating. It often appears in historical, school, or legal contexts.
常見錯誤
2. woven material made by crossing narrow strips of cane together, often for chair
藤編
用藤條交編成的材料
woven material made by crossing narrow strips of cane together, often for chair seats, cabinet panels, or screens
The seat of Defne's old chair was made of caning instead of solid wood.
Defne 那張舊椅子的椅面不是實木，而是藤編。
made of caning (material noun)
A furniture shop in Penang still repairs torn caning by hand.
檳城有一家家具店至今仍手工修補破掉的藤編。
repair torn caning (furniture context)
Yasmin brushed dust out of the caning on the cabinet doors.
Yasmin 把櫃門藤編縫隙裡的灰塵刷了出來。
The hotel lobby used pale caning to give the room a tropical look.
那家飯店的大廳用了淺色藤編，讓房間帶出熱帶風情。
- wicker
broader term that can name a style or finished object, not only cane material
- rattan weave
more specific to rattan strips rather than cane in general
- canework
more formal craft term for objects or surfaces made with woven cane
文法句型
made of caning
caning on + furniture
用法筆記
This sense names the woven material itself, usually in furniture or interior design. It is normally uncountable, so speakers say 'made of caning' rather than 'a caning'.
常見錯誤
caning — 動詞
1. to punish someone by striking them several times with a cane
鞭打
用藤杖抽打處罰
to punish someone by striking them several times with a cane
The school used to cane boys for breaking school rules.
那所學校以前會因違反校規而鞭打男生。
cane + person + for + offence
Prison guards once caned prisoners for refusing to work in the yard.
監獄警衛曾因囚犯拒絕在院子裡工作而鞭打他們。
past reporting context: caned prisoners
The judge refused to cane the teenager for a first offence.
法官拒絕因為初犯就鞭打那名少年。
Parents protested after a coach caned a player in front of the team.
有位教練當著全隊的面鞭打球員後，家長提出抗議。
文法句型
cane + person
cane + person + for + offence
be caned for + noun
用法筆記
Used mainly in reports about school, prison, or judicial punishment, and it often sounds formal or historical. The object is the person receiving the punishment.
常見錯誤
2. to make or cover part of a piece of furniture by weaving strips of cane into an
編藤
用藤條編製家具表面
to make or cover part of a piece of furniture by weaving strips of cane into an open pattern
A craft worker in Cebu caned the chair seat with fresh rattan strips.
宿霧的一名工匠用新鮮藤條替椅面編藤。
cane + chair seat + with + strips
The workshop still canes old stools for hotels along the beach.
那間工坊至今仍替海邊飯店的舊凳子編藤。
repair trade context: canes old stools
Mathieu learned how to cane cabinet panels without splitting the frame.
Mathieu 學著替櫥櫃板編藤，同時不把框架弄裂。
The carpenter caned a bench back so air could pass through it.
木工替長椅靠背編藤，好讓空氣能穿過。
文法句型
cane + chair seat
cane + panel
cane + furniture part + with + strips
用法筆記
This craft sense is used in furniture making and restoration. The object is usually a chair seat, stool, panel, or similar surface, not the whole item.