spank
/spæŋk/ (bre, ipa) · /spæŋk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈspaŋk/ (ame, mw)
spank — 動詞
1. to discipline a child by slapping their bottom with your open hand, usually more
打屁股；管教
用手掌打小孩屁股作為處罰
to discipline a child by slapping their bottom with your open hand, usually more than once at a time, as a consequence of bad behaviour.
Adaeze told her son she would spank him if he threw a tantrum at the store.
Adaeze 告訴兒子，如果他在店裡發脾氣，她就會打他屁股。
conditional: would spank...if
Many parents today choose not to spank their children, saying that open communication works better.
現在很多父母選擇不打小孩屁股，表示坦誠溝通效果更好。
negative structure: choose not to spank
The school rules clearly state that no teacher may spank a student for any reason.
校規明確規定，任何老師都不得以任何理由打學生的屁股。
Nikos's grandmother used to spank him when he talked back, but she regrets it now.
Nikos 的祖母以前在他頂嘴時會打他屁股，但她現在很後悔。
Shirin took a deep breath and explained the rule to her son instead of spanking him in anger.
Shirin 深吸一口氣，對兒子解釋規則，而不是氣沖沖地打他屁股。
文法句型
spank + object
用法筆記
Frequency passive ('was spanked') is common when describing a child's experience. The intensity implied by spank is milder than beat or whip; it specifically refers to an open-handed slap on the bottom, not a blow with an object.
常見錯誤
2. to strike a consenting adult partner on the buttocks with the hand during sexual
情趣拍打
性行為中的臀部拍打
to strike a consenting adult partner on the buttocks with the hand during sexual activity, as a way of giving or receiving heightened arousal.
In the novel, the lovers agree to spank each other as part of their private games.
小說中，那對戀人同意互相拍打臀部，作為私密遊戲的一部分。
reciprocal: spank each other
Joon and his girlfriend discussed their limits in bed before trying spanking for the first time.
Joon 和女友在床上先討論好界線，才第一次嘗試拍打臀部。
discuss limits before trying [activity]
Élise told her partner that she did not want to be spanked during sex.
Élise 告訴伴侶，她不希望在性行為中被拍打臀部。
Nikhil asked his partner if she wanted to be spanked, and she gently said no.
Nikhil 問伴侶想不想被打屁股，她輕聲說不想。
文法句型
spank + object
用法筆記
This sense refers to consensual adult sexual behaviour and should not be confused with sense 1 (child discipline). In conversation, the meaning is usually clear from context — the subject and object are consenting adults, and the setting is explicitly romantic or sexual. Use with caution when talking to parents or in formal settings, as the child-discipline sense is far more common in everyday English.
常見錯誤
spank — 名詞
1. a punishment in which an adult uses an open hand to slap a child on the bottom,
打屁股；拍打
用手打小孩屁股的處罰動作
a punishment in which an adult uses an open hand to slap a child on the bottom, or a single such slap delivered as part of a punishment.
The little girl knew she deserved a spank for drawing on the wall with markers.
小女孩知道自己用麥克筆在牆上亂畫，挨一頓打屁股是應該的。
Abigail's father gave her a quick spank when she ran into the street.
Abigail 的父親在她跑到街上時，迅速在她屁股上打了一下。
give + object + a spank on + body part
At the parenting workshop, the instructor advised Folake against giving her toddler any kind of spank.
在育兒工作坊中，講師建議 Folake 不要對她的幼兒施以任何打屁股處罰。
After Rafael gave his nephew a firm spank for pushing, the boy cried but kept hitting his cousin.
Rafael 在姪子推人後重重打了他屁股一下，男孩哭了，但還是一直打他的表兄弟。
The babysitter was forbidden from giving the children so much as a single spank.
保母被禁止對孩子施以任何處罰，連打一下屁股都不行。
文法句型
a/one spank
give + object + a spank
用法筆記
As a noun, spank is less common than spanking. Spanking is the more natural choice when referring to the whole event ('He got a spanking'), while a spank usually refers to a single hit. The noun is almost always used in the context of child discipline; the sexual sense is almost never used as a noun.