whack

verb

/wæk/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they whack	/wæk/ /wæk/
he / she / it whacks	/wæks/ /wæks/
past simple whacked	/wækt/ /wækt/
past participle whacked	/wækt/ /wækt/
-ing form whacking	/ˈwækɪŋ/ /ˈwækɪŋ/

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whack somebody/something (+ adv./prep.) (informal) to hit somebody/something very hard猛打；重击；狠揍
- She whacked him with her handbag.她用手提包狠狠地打他。
- James whacked the ball over the net.詹姆斯猛力把球击过网去。
Extra Examples
- He whacked the ball back over the net.他猛力把球回击过网去。
- She whacked him around the head.她猛打他的头。
- Some of the teachers used to whack the boys with a slipper.有些老师过去常常用拖鞋打男孩。
whack something + adv./prep. (informal) to put something somewhere without much care草草放下
- Just whack your bags in the corner.就把你的包丢在角落里吧。
whack somebody (North American English, slang) to murder somebody谋杀

Word Originearly 18th cent.: imitative, or perhaps an alteration of thwack.

noun

/wæk/

[usually singular] (informal)Idioms

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the act of hitting somebody/something hard; the sound made by this重击；重击声
- He gave the ball a good whack.他猛击了一下球。
- I heard the whack of the bullet hitting the wood.我听到子弹砰的一声击中了木头。
(British English) a share of something; an amount of something份儿；一份；量
- Don't leave all the work to her. Everyone should do their fair whack.别把所有的工作都让她做。大家应合理分担一下。
- You have to pay the full whack. There are no reductions.你得付全额。没有折扣。
- He charges top whack (= the highest amount possible).他索要最高价。

Word Originearly 18th cent.: imitative, or perhaps an alteration of thwack.

Idioms

out of whack (informal, especially North American English)

no longer correct or working properly不对头；有毛病；运行不正常
- The system is clearly out of whack.这个系统明显是运行不正常。
- All the traveling had thrown my body out of whack.这一路旅行已经使我的身体出了毛病。
- The spending priorities were out of whack.支出的优先次序不合理。
not agreeing with or the same as something else不一致；不一样
- Expectations and reality got out of whack.期望和现实之间出现了差距。
Topics Opinion and argumentc2