- [countable] a long, thin piece of rope or leather, attached to a handle, used for hitting animals or people, to make them move, or move faster, or as a punishment鞭子
- He cracked his whip and the horse leapt forward.他甩了个响鞭，马儿就奋蹄向前奔去。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + whipwhip + verbphrasesSee full entry - [countable] an official in a political party who is responsible for making sure that the party's MPs attend and vote in important debates in a parliament党鞭（政党中负责督导党员参与重大问题辩论与投票的组织秘书） see also majority whipTopics Politicsc2
- [countable] (British English) a written instruction telling the MPs of a political party how to vote on a particular issue（政党发给党员的）投票通知书，投票指示 see also three-line whip
the whip
[singular] (British English) the fact of being an MP belonging to a particular party, with the duties and rights associated with that偷；盗窃- He resigned the Tory whip and sat as an independent.他辞去了保守党党鞭，以独立人士的身份参选。
- [uncountable, countable] a sweet dish made from cream, eggs, sugar and fruit mixed together搅打奶油甜食（用奶油、鸡蛋、糖和水果搅打而成）
Word OriginMiddle English: probably from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch wippen ‘swing, leap, dance’, from a Germanic base meaning ‘move quickly’. The noun is partly from the verb, reinforced by Middle Low German wippe ‘quick movement’.
Idioms - to use your authority or power to make somebody work very hard, usually by treating them in a strict way压迫；役使
- (British English, informal) a reasonable opportunity to show that you can do something（做某事的）适当机会
- I felt we weren't given a fair crack of the whip.我觉得我们没有得到适当的机会。
have/hold, etc. the whip hand (over somebody/something)
- to be in a position where you have power or control over somebody/something执掌大权；执鞭在手
- She had the whip hand and it was useless to resist.她握着鞭子，反抗是没有用的。
