whack
whack — 名詞
- whacksingular
- whacksplural
1. a sharp, noisy hit against someone or something, or the loud sound that such a h
重擊；啪響
用力擊打某人或某物，或其發出的響亮聲音
a sharp, noisy hit against someone or something, or the loud sound that such a hit makes
Samira gave the rusty pipe a hard whack to shake the dirt loose.
Samira 用力敲了一下生鏽的管子，把灰塵震下來。
give + something + a whack — collocation for hitting
A sudden whack echoed through the hallway as the door slammed shut.
門砰的一聲關上，走廊裡傳來一聲響亮的迴響。
whack as a sound echoing through a space
Kwesi felt the whack of the cricket bat against his shoulder.
Kwesi 感覺到板球棒擊中肩膀的那一下重擊。
The whack of the judge's gavel silenced the crowd.
法官法槌啪的一聲，讓人群安靜了下來。
Gabriela heard a loud whack coming from the kitchen.
Gabriela 聽到廚房傳來一聲響亮的啪響。
常見錯誤
2. a fair or expected portion of something, especially money or work that is being
份額
應得或分配的一部分，尤指金錢或工作
a fair or expected portion of something, especially money or work that is being divided up
Mabel asked for a bigger whack of the tips after working the late shift.
Mabel 值完晚班後，要求分到更多的小費。
Each team member took an equal whack of the leftover pizza.
每個隊員平分了剩下的披薩。
take + a whack + of — for sharing portions
Ezra complained that the landlord always wants too large a whack of the rent.
Ezra 抱怨房東總是想要太大份的房租。
The marketing department got the smallest whack of the annual budget.
行銷部門拿到了年度預算中最小的份額。
After staying late every night, Meera felt she'd earned a fair whack of the bonus pool.
每晚加班後，Meera 覺得自己理應得到獎金池中合理的一份。
用法筆記
Informal; common in British English for talking about money or work distribution.
3. an attempt at doing something, especially when you are not certain that you will
嘗試
試著做某事，尤指不確定能否成功
an attempt at doing something, especially when you are not certain that you will succeed
Dewi decided to have a whack at fixing the broken sink herself.
Dewi 決定自己試著修理壞掉的水槽。
have a whack at + -ing verb
Amina took a whack at the difficult crossword puzzle during her lunch break.
Amina 在午休時嘗試了一下那個困難的填字遊戲。
Nala had never baked bread before, but she gave it a whack anyway.
Nala 以前從沒烤過麵包，但她還是試了一次。
The kids each had a whack at knocking down the coconut with a stick.
孩子們輪流嘗試用棍子把椰子打下來。
Mariana's first whack at learning Portuguese turned out better than she expected.
Mariana 第一次嘗試學葡萄牙語，結果比她想的好。
用法筆記
Always used in the pattern 'have, take, or give + a whack at something.'
4. the highest price or amount of money that someone can charge or pay for somethin
最高價
某人能收取或支付的最高價格或金額
the highest price or amount of money that someone can charge or pay for something
The family paid top whack for their beach house rental in August.
那家人八月份租海濱別墅付了最高價。
pay top whack — collocation for highest price
The hotel charges top whack during the summer holiday season.
那家飯店在暑假期間收取最高價格。
The mechanic charged top whack for the repair, but at least the car runs now.
技師收了最高的修理費，但至少車子現在能跑了。
You will pay top whack if you book the flight only a week before departure.
如果你出發前一週才訂機票，就得付最高價。
The restaurant is good, but the prices are top whack for what you actually get.
這家餐廳不錯，但以你實際吃到的東西來說，價格是最高的。
用法筆記
Informal British expression; appears almost exclusively in the phrases 'pay top whack' and 'charge top whack.'
5. a state of not working properly or not looking as it should
走樣；失靈
運作不正常或看起來不對勁的狀態
a state of not working properly or not looking as it should
The office printer has been out of whack since Monday morning.
辦公室的印表機從週一早上就一直出狀況。
out of whack — for things not working
After the long-haul flight, the pilot's sleep rhythm was completely out of whack.
長途飛行後，飛行員的睡眠節奏完全亂了套。
The cash register numbers looked out of whack, so the manager closed the till early.
收銀機的數字看起來不對勁，所以經理提早關了收銀台。
The old piano sounds out of whack — three of the keys are completely dead.
那架舊鋼琴聽起來走樣了——有三個琴鍵完全沒反應。
The gardener noticed the sprinkler timing was out of whack after the power cut.
園丁注意到停電後灑水器的定時設定失靈了。
- out of order
more formal, standard English
- broken
more direct; implies physical damage
- in order
working correctly; the opposite state
用法筆記
Almost always used in the phrase 'out of whack.' Rarely appears on its own outside this fixed expression.
常見錯誤
whack — 動詞
- whackpresent simple I / you / we / they
- whackshe / she / it
- whackedpast simple
- whacking-ing form
1. to strike someone or something with a hard, noisy blow
重擊；猛打
用力且出聲地擊打某人或某物
to strike someone or something with a hard, noisy blow
The carpenter whacked the loose nail until it was flush with the board.
木匠把鬆動的釘子敲平，直到和木板齊平。
whack + something + until + result
The toddler whacked the toy drum with both hands, laughing at the noise.
學步的幼兒雙手猛打玩具鼓，被響聲逗得笑個不停。
A branch whacked the window during the storm and left a long scratch.
暴風雨中一根樹枝猛擊窗戶，留下了一道長長的刮痕。
The tennis coach whacked the ball over the net to start the drill.
網球教練用力把球擊過網，開始訓練。
The farmer whacked the donkey's flank with a stick to get it moving.
農夫用棍子抽打驢子的側腹，讓牠往前走。
文法句型
whack + someone/something
2. to place or throw something onto a surface quickly and without much thought or c
隨手扔；亂放
快速且不經心地將東西放到某處
to place or throw something onto a surface quickly and without much thought or care
The courier whacked the parcel onto the counter and left without a word.
快遞員把包裹甩到櫃檯上，一句話沒說就走了。
whack + something + onto + surface
Just whack your coat on the back of the chair — we are in a hurry.
就把外套扔在椅背上吧——我們趕時間。
imperative: whack + something + on + place
The chef whacked a slab of butter into the hot pan and it sizzled loudly.
廚師把一大塊奶油啪地扔進熱鍋裡，發出滋滋的響聲。
The movers whacked the last box onto the truck and slammed the door shut.
搬運工把最後一個箱子扔上卡車，砰地關上了門。
The student whacked her homework onto the teacher's desk at the last second.
那個學生在最後一秒把作業甩到老師的桌子上。
- place carefully
the opposite action — putting something down with attention
文法句型
whack + something + on/onto/into + place
用法筆記
Typically followed by a preposition of place such as on, onto, or into. The object is the thing being placed, not the destination.
3. to kill or murder someone deliberately, typically used in criminal slang
殺害；做掉
殺害某人，通常用於犯罪的黑話中
to kill or murder someone deliberately, typically used in criminal slang
The gang leader threatened to whack anyone who talked to the press.
幫派頭目威脅要幹掉任何向媒體透露消息的人。
threaten to whack + someone
In the film, the hitman whacked the wrong target by mistake.
電影裡，殺手搞錯了目標，殺錯了人。
The witness was terrified of being whacked before her day in court.
證人害怕在出庭前被做掉。
The old gangster claimed he had whacked more than a dozen men.
那個老黑幫分子聲稱自己殺過十幾個人。
The reporter wrote that the union boss had been whacked in a back alley.
記者寫道，工會頭目在一條後巷裡被殺了。
文法句型
whack + someone
用法筆記
Criminal slang; almost always refers to deliberate murder, never to accidental death. Rare in everyday conversation.