clobber

/ˈklɒbə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈklɑːbər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈklä-bər/ (ame, mw) · /ˈklɒb.ər/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈklɑː.bɚ/ (ame, ipa)

clobber — 動詞

  • clobberpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • clobbershe / she / it
  • clobberedpast simple
  • clobbering-ing form

1. to strike someone or something forcefully and many times in a row, usually with

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

痛打；揍

用力反覆毆打某人或某物

to strike someone or something forcefully and many times in a row, usually with the fist or a heavy object.

例句

Mauricio clobbered the burglar with a frying pan until the police arrived.

Mauricio 用平底鍋痛打那名竊賊，直到警察趕到。

clobber + object with + instrument

The boxer clobbered his opponent in the third round and won by knockout.

那名拳擊手在第三回合把對手揍倒，靠擊倒贏得比賽。

同義詞
  • thump

    informal; usually one heavy blow rather than repeated

  • wallop

    informal; a single hard hit, often with a wide swing

  • pound

    neutral; emphasises rhythm and force over many strikes

文法句型

clobber + object

用法筆記

Subject is usually a person; object is the body, head, or a small animal. Distinguish from sense 4 (defeat) which uses a sports or game object.

常見錯誤

❌The wind clobbered the trees during the storm.
✅The wind battered the trees during the storm.
💡clobber needs a person doing the hitting, not weather or impersonal forces.

2. to beat an opponent by a wide margin in a sport, game, or contest.

2.動詞及物C1
釋義

慘電；大勝

在比賽中以懸殊比數擊敗對手

to beat an opponent by a wide margin in a sport, game, or contest.

例句

Sumin's chess team clobbered the visitors by winning every single match.

Sumin 的西洋棋隊每一場都贏，把客隊打得落花流水。

clobber + opposing team in a contest

Brazil clobbered the home side six goals to nil at the World Cup qualifier.

巴西在世界盃資格賽以六比零慘電地主隊。

score margin signals the meaning

同義詞
  • thrash

    informal; same idea of a heavy defeat, slightly more British

  • trounce

    neutral; written and spoken, often in sports reports

  • crush

    neutral; very common, less colloquial than clobber

反義詞
  • lose to

    the passive 'be clobbered by X' is the natural opposite framing

文法句型

clobber + opponent

passive: be clobbered

用法筆記

Frequently used with score lines or large margins. Subject is usually a team, player, or party; object is the losing side. Often passive: 'we got clobbered'.

常見錯誤

❌Our team clobbered the match.
✅Our team clobbered their rivals in the match.
💡the object of clobber must be the losing side, not the event itself.

3. to cause severe damage to someone's money, business, or finances — usually throu

3.動詞及物C1
釋義

重創財務

造成嚴重的金錢或財務損失

to cause severe damage to someone's money, business, or finances — usually through prices, taxes, or a market crash.

例句

Small farmers in Kerala were clobbered when the price of cotton fell by half.

Kerala 的小農在棉花價格腰斬時財務受到重創。

passive: be clobbered by + economic cause

Rising fuel costs clobbered the airline's profits last quarter.

燃料成本上漲重創了那家航空公司上一季的獲利。

subject is the economic cause

同義詞
  • hit

    neutral; very common, less colourful than clobber

  • batter

    neutral; suggests repeated damage over time

  • cripple

    neutral; stronger — implies the business can barely operate

反義詞
  • boost

    the opposite outcome — finances grow rather than collapse

文法句型

clobber + person/group

passive: be clobbered by + cause

用法筆記

Subject is typically an economic event (a tax, a crash, a price change); object is the people or businesses that lose money. Common in financial news headlines.

常見錯誤

❌The recession clobbered the country emotionally.
✅The recession clobbered families' savings.
💡this sense is specifically about money loss, not emotional or general harm.

4. to fully beat another person in a physical fight, leaving them unable to continu

4.動詞及物C1
釋義

打趴；打贏

在打架中把對方徹底打敗

to fully beat another person in a physical fight, leaving them unable to continue.

例句

Andrei told the bullies he would clobber them if they bothered his little sister again.

Andrei 告訴那些霸凌的人，要是再欺負他妹妹，他就會把他們打趴。

threat usage: would clobber + person

In the alley behind the bar, two strangers clobbered a man who had stolen a wallet.

在酒吧後面的小巷裡，兩名陌生人把一個偷錢包的男子打到無力反抗。

同義詞
  • beat up

    informal; very close meaning, slightly less complete victory

  • whip

    informal American; same idea of full defeat in a fight

  • lick

    old-fashioned informal; defeated in a fight or competition

文法句型

clobber + person in fight

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1 (HIT HARD): sense 1 focuses on the act of striking; this sense focuses on the outcome — the loser cannot fight back. Object is always a person, never an animal or object.

常見錯誤

❌Tamar clobbered the punching bag for an hour.
✅Tamar pounded the punching bag for an hour.
💡clobber as 'beat in fight' needs a person who can lose, not equipment.

clobber — 名詞