lashing
/ˈlæʃɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈlæʃɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈla-shiŋ/ (ame, mw) · /ˈlæʃ.ɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈlæʃ.ɪŋ/ (ame, ipa)
lashing — 名詞
- lashingsingular
- lashingsplural
1. a punishment in which somebody is struck repeatedly with a whip across the back
鞭刑；鞭打
以鞭子抽打作為懲罰
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.
在舊監獄的紀錄裡，逃跑的水手經常在甲板上被公開施以鞭刑。
collocation: receive a lashing
Mayumi shivered as the museum guide described the brutal lashings used in the 18th century.
當博物館導覽員描述十八世紀殘酷的鞭刑時，Mayumi 不禁打了個寒顫。
The novel opens with a stable boy being given thirty lashings for stealing a loaf of bread.
小說的開頭，一個馬廄男孩因為偷了一條麵包而被處以三十下鞭刑。
Faisal's grandfather still talked about the lashings handed out at his colonial-era boarding school.
Faisal 的祖父至今仍會談起他在殖民時期寄宿學校所遭受的鞭打。
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
繩索綁繫
用來把物體緊緊綁在一起的繩索
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.
Darius 在離開河岸前，仔細檢查了獨木舟上的每一處繩索綁繫。
Builders use strong lashings to secure the bamboo poles of a scaffolding to each other.
工人會用堅固的繩索綁繫把鷹架的竹竿牢牢繫在一起。
collocation: secure with lashings
The cargo on the truck slid sideways after one of the lashings snapped on the mountain road.
在山路上，其中一條繩索綁繫斷裂後，卡車上的貨物就向旁邊滑了出去。
Old sailors taught Christopher how to tie a tight lashing around the broken mast.
老水手教 Christopher 如何在斷掉的桅杆上打一個結實的繩索綁繫。
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
大量；一大堆
可倒可塗的食物等的大量分量
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.
Élise 端出司康時，淋上了大量的草莓果醬和凝脂奶油。
collocation: lashings of [pourable food]
The pub's famous Sunday roast comes with lashings of thick brown gravy.
這間酒館有名的週日烤肉，會搭配一大堆濃稠的褐色肉汁。
Felix poured lashings of hot custard over his pudding and grinned at the table.
Felix 在布丁上倒了大量的熱卡士達醬，然後對著餐桌咧嘴一笑。
The recipe calls for lashings of butter on the warm toast, just before you serve it.
這份食譜要求在熱吐司上塗上大量的奶油，要在上桌前才塗。
- 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 — 形容詞
- lashingpositive
- more lashingcomparative
- most lashingsuperlative
1. (of rain or water) hitting something hard and continuously, in a way that feels
猛烈拍打的
雨或水猛烈而連續地打下
(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.
登山客在猛烈拍打的雨和刺骨的寒風中，艱難地走回營地。
collocation: lashing rain
Joon stood at the lighthouse window, watching the lashing waves crash against the rocks below.
Joon 站在燈塔的窗邊，看著猛烈拍打的浪花撞擊下方的礁石。
collocation: lashing waves
Lashing storms kept the fishing boats in the harbour for three days last week.
上週猛烈拍打的暴風雨讓漁船在港口停留了三天。
Amani pulled her coat tight as she ran through the lashing rain to catch the bus.
Amani 把外套拉緊，在猛烈拍打的雨中跑去趕公車。
- 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.