thrashing
thrashing — 名詞
- thrashingsingular
- thrashingsplural
1. a situation in which a person or team is very easily defeated in a competition,
痛宰
在比賽或競爭中輕鬆擊敗對手
a situation in which a person or team is very easily defeated in a competition, game, or election, usually by a large margin
Brazil gave Argentina a 6–0 thrashing in the World Cup semi-final.
巴西在世界盃準決賽中以六比零痛宰阿根廷。
give + [team] + a thrashing (competition)
Dewi's chess club gave the neighbouring school a thrashing at the city tournament.
Dewi 的西洋棋社在市級比賽中痛宰了鄰校隊伍。
The incumbent party suffered a thorough thrashing in the local elections last week.
執政黨上週在地方選舉中遭到徹底的慘敗。
suffer a thrashing (election context)
Stefan's trivia team handed the reigning champions their worst thrashing in five years.
Stefan 的益智問答隊給了衛冕冠軍五年來最慘的一次痛宰。
hand [someone] a thrashing
Our basketball team took a thrashing from the defending champions last night.
我們的籃球隊昨晚被衛冕冠軍打得落花流水。
take a thrashing + from + [opponent]
- give someone a thrashing
- suffer a thrashing
- take a thrashing
- hand someone a thrashing
- a thorough thrashing
- a humiliating thrashing
- a 6–0 thrashing
- rout
suggests a disorganized retreat by the losers; stronger than thrashing
- drubbing
older term, common in British sports journalism, often interchangeable
- shellacking
American informal term; implies a humiliating defeat
- close game
a competition where both sides are evenly matched
- nail-biter
a game that is tense and uncertain until the very end
文法句型
give + [team/person] + a thrashing
take/suffer + a thrashing
a thrashing + at the hands of + someone
用法筆記
Common in sports journalism and casual conversation about competitions. The word is stronger than 'defeat' — it always implies the winner was overwhelmingly better than the loser.
常見錯誤
2. the act of hitting someone repeatedly and hard as a punishment for wrongdoing, t
鞭打
用棍棒等反覆重打作為懲罰
the act of hitting someone repeatedly and hard as a punishment for wrongdoing, typically with a stick, belt, or similar object
Rachid's grandfather recalled how teachers gave thrashings to students who cheated on exams.
Rachid 的祖父回憶起以前老師會鞭打考試作弊的學生。
give + someone + a thrashing (punishment)
The barn still held a leather strap Mr. Chen used for thrashings when farm animals misbehaved.
穀倉裡還掛著陳先生用來鞭打不聽話牲畜的皮帶。
a thrashing + for + [misbehaviour]
Kasia scolded her dog for digging in the trash but gave it no thrashing.
Kasia 責罵了她的狗翻垃圾桶，但不忍心鞭打牠。
A wooden paddle on the school wall marked where thrashings were given for talking in class.
舊學校的牆上掛著一塊木製拍板，以前學生上課講話就會在那裡挨鞭打。
passive: thrashings were given for [offence]
- give someone a thrashing
- receive a thrashing
- a sound thrashing
- a good thrashing
- thrashing with a stick
- deserve a thrashing
- reward
a positive consequence rather than a punishment
文法句型
give + someone + a thrashing
receive/get + a thrashing
a thrashing + from + someone
用法筆記
Often occurs in the phrase 'give someone a thrashing' or 'receive a thrashing'. The literal sense of physical beating has become less common in modern daily conversation, though it still appears in historical writing and figurative uses.
常見錯誤
3. a violent and uncontrolled side-to-side movement of the body or a body part, usu
劇烈晃動
無法控制的劇烈左右擺動
a violent and uncontrolled side-to-side movement of the body or a body part, usually caused by pain, fear, illness, or injury
The patient's violent thrashing on the hospital bed alarmed the night-shift nurse.
病人在病床上劇烈晃動，嚇到了值夜班的護士。
possessive + thrashing (uncontrolled movement)
Eric could hear the dog's frightened thrashing inside the kennel during the thunderstorm.
Eric 聽到狗在狗屋裡因雷聲而驚恐地劇烈掙扎。
The lifeguard spotted the swimmer's thrashing and dove into the water within seconds.
救生員發現游泳者在水中的劇烈掙扎，幾秒鐘內就跳進了水裡。
thrashing as a distress signal in water
Kenji watched the fish's desperate thrashing through the clear water after it swallowed the hook.
Kenji 看著那條魚在清澈的水中吞下魚鉤後絕望地劇烈甩動身體。
- violent thrashing
- desperate thrashing
- frightened thrashing
- the thrashing of [body/fish/dog]
- flailing
describes wild, uncoordinated waving of limbs, often in panic or distress
- convulsing
medical term for rhythmic, involuntary muscle contractions, more specific than thrashing
- writhing
twisting and turning in pain or discomfort, usually slower and more deliberate than thrashing
文法句型
possessive + thrashing
the thrashing + of + [body part/creature]
用法筆記
Describes involuntary, chaotic movement. Frequently used in medical contexts (patient thrashing in seizure or delirium), animal behaviour (fish on a hook, frightened pet), and water-rescue scenarios.