pasting
pasting — 名詞
1. a very hard physical beating, a burst of fierce criticism, or a crushing loss in
痛擊
指痛打、嚴批或使對方慘敗
a very hard physical beating, a burst of fierce criticism, or a crushing loss in a match, election, or argument, where one side is left looking thoroughly beaten.
Arjun's school team took a 5-0 pasting from Kaohsiung High on Friday.
Arjun 的校隊週五以 0 比 5 慘敗給 Kaohsiung High。
take a [score] pasting from somebody
The mayor got a pasting in the Taipei paper after the bridge closed again.
那座橋又關閉後，市長在台北報紙上挨了一頓痛批。
get a pasting in the press
Two gang members threatened to give the shopkeeper a pasting after midnight.
兩名幫派成員威脅說，若店主報警，半夜就要痛打他一頓。
Their rivals suffered a pasting from Salma's debate team in the national final.
對手在全國決賽中遭 Salma 的辯論隊痛擊。
The radio host gave the minister a pasting for dodging every question live on air.
那場電台訪談後，主持人因部長閃躲每個問題而把他痛批了一頓。
- drubbing
close in sports or political reporting; slightly more newsy than 'pasting'.
- thrashing
very common in British English for a heavy defeat or severe beating; more vivid and physical.
- blasting
fits harsh criticism only, not a physical beating or match result.
- hammering
informal; common for heavy defeats and strong criticism, but less often for direct physical punishment.
文法句型
give somebody a pasting
get a pasting
take a pasting from somebody
用法筆記
Strongly British and informal. In sports and politics it usually means a very one-sided defeat, while in everyday speech it can also mean a fierce public telling-off or a threatened beating. Most often used with 'give', 'get', and 'take'.