thrash
verbVerb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they thrash | |
| he / she / it thrashes | |
| past simple thrashed | |
| past participle thrashed | |
| -ing form thrashing |
- [transitive] thrash somebody/something
to hit a person or an animal many times with a stick, etc. as a punishment （作为惩罚用棍子等）抽打，连续击打 My father used to thrash me if I got home late. 如果我回家晚了，我父亲会打我。
Extra Examplessynonym beatThat boy deserves to be soundly thrashed! 这孩子应该好好揍一顿！ She thrashed the boy across the head and shoulders with a heavy stick. 她用一根粗棍子猛击男孩的头部和肩膀。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- soundly
- with
- [intransitive, transitive]
to move or make something move in a way that is violent or shows a loss of control （使）激烈扭动，翻来覆去 - thrash (about/around)
Someone was thrashing around in the water, obviously in trouble. 有人在水里乱扑腾，显然遇到了危险。 The animal thrashed about in pain. 那只动物痛苦地扑腾着。 The cow fell on its side and thrashed about wildly. 牛倒向一侧，疯狂地踢腾着。 - thrash something (about/around)
A whale was thrashing the water with its tail. 一条鲸鱼不住地用尾巴击水。 She thrashed her head from side to side. 她把头摇得像拨浪鼓似的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- violently
- wildly
- about
- …
- thrash (about/around)
- [transitive] thrash somebody/something (informal, especially British English)
to defeat somebody very easily in a game （赛事中）轻易击败，一举战胜 Extra ExamplesThe visiting side were soundly thrashed. 客队一败涂地。 They were thrashed last week by Wolves. 他们上周被狼队痛打了一顿。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- comprehensively
- soundly
- thoroughly
- …
Word OriginOld English, variant of thresh (an early sense). Current senses of the noun date from the mid 19th cent.