The word "whip" has multiple meanings. It can be a noun referring to a tool used for hitting, or a political party official. As a verb, it can mean to hit with a whip, move quickly and suddenly, stir ingredients, or incite emotions. The idiom "have the whip hand" signifies having power or control.
The word "whip" can refer to a tool (like a leather strap with a handle) used for hitting people or animals, or the act of using such a tool. It can also describe various types of quick, sudden movements, such as wind blowing sharply or someone quickly taking something out. Additionally, "whip" can mean to stir something like cream or eggs very fast, or to deliberately incite strong emotions in people. In a political context, a "whip" is a member responsible for party discipline and voting. Finally, the phrase "have the whip hand" means to be in a position of power or control.
[N-COUNT 可数名词]鞭子 A whip is a long thin piece of material such as leather or rope, fastened to a stiff handle. It is used for hitting people or animals.
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[VERB 动词]鞭打(人或动物) If someone whips a person or animal, they beat them or hit them with a whip or something like a whip.
[V n]
Eyewitnesses claimed Mr Melton whipped the horse up to 16 times...
目击证人称梅尔顿先生抽打了这匹马16鞭之多。
He was whipped with a studded belt.
他被用带有饰钉的皮带抽打。
whipping
He threatened to give her a whipping.
他威胁要抽她一顿。
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[VERB 动词](风等)猛烈地抽打 If something, for example the wind, whips something, it strikes it sharply.
[V n]
[LITERARY 文]
A terrible wind whipped our faces...
狂风抽打着我们的脸。
A branch whipped her across the cheek.
一根树枝抽打到了她的脸颊。
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[VERB 动词](在外力作用下)猛然移动 If something flexible whips in a particular way, it moves sharply when it is affected by a force, for example by the wind.
[V prep/adv]
[LITERARY 文]
Blond strands of hair whipped in the wind.
缕缕金发在风中飘扬。
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[VERB 动词]快速移开;快速拿走 If someone whips something out or whips it off, they take it out or take it off very quickly and suddenly.
[V n with adv]
Bob whipped out his notebook...
鲍勃迅速掏出他的笔记本。
Players were whipping their shirts off...
运动员们在飞快地脱衬衫。
My waitress whipped the plate away and put down my bill.
我的服务员麻利地撤走盘子并搁下我的账单。
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[VERB 动词]迅速地移动 If something or someone whips somewhere, they move there or go there very quickly.
[V adv/prep]
The wind out here is whipping along at about 30 miles an hour...
在这里,大风以每小时大约30英里的速度刮着。
I whipped into a parking space.
我迅速地驶入一个停车位。
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[VERB 动词]搅打(奶油或鸡蛋等) When you whip something liquid such as cream or an egg, you stir it very fast until it is thick or stiff.
[V n]
[V n adv/prep]
[V-ed]
Whip the cream until thick...
搅打奶油直到它变黏稠。
Whip the eggs, oils and honey together.
把鸡蛋、油和蜂蜜搅打在一起。
...strawberries and whipped cream.
草莓和掼奶油
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[VERB 动词](故意)激起(情绪) If you whip people into an emotional state, you deliberately cause and encourage them to be in that state.
[V n into n]
He could whip a crowd into hysteria...
他能让一群人变得歇斯底里。
Politicians and businessmen have whipped themselves into a panic.
政治家和商人们把他们自己弄得十分恐慌。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:
three-line whip
;组织秘书,党鞭(维持党纪并督导该党议员出席议会重要议题的讨论和表决的人) A whip is a member of a political party in a parliament or legislature who is responsible for making sure that party members are present to vote on important issues and that they vote in the appropriate way.
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[PHRASE 短语]控制权;主导地位 If you have the whip hand, you have power over someone else in a particular situation.
[PHR after v]
These days the shopper has the whip hand, and will not buy if stores fail to lower their prices.
如今购物者占主导地位,如果商店不降价,他们是不会买的。
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a fair crack of the whip→see:
crack
;
相关词组:
whip up
Oxford
whip/wɪp; NAmEwɪp/
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whipwhipswhippedwhippingnoun1[countable ]a long thin piece of rope or leather, attached to a handle, used for making animals move or punishing people 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。2[countable ]an official in a political party who is responsible for making sure that party members attend and vote in important government debates 纪律委员,党鞭(在政党中负责确保党员出席政府重要辩论并表决)◆the chief whip组织秘书长3[countable ]a written instruction telling members 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
4[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)IDIOMhave/hold, etc. the ˈwhip hand (over sb/sth)to be in a position where you have power or control over sb/sth 执掌大权;执鞭在手☞more at
crack
v.,
fair
adj.verb _cooking_preparation_comp.jpg _whip.jpg (-pp-)1[transitive ]whipsb/sth to hit a person or an animal hard with a whip,as a punishment or to make them go faster or work harder 鞭打;鞭策;以鞭打责罚;鞭笞2[intransitive , transitive ]to move, or make sth move, quickly and suddenly or violently in a particular direction (使朝某一方向)猛然移动+ adv./prep.◆A branch whipped across the car window.一条树枝突然划过车窗。◆Her hair whipped around her face in the wind.她的头发随风在脸际飘拂。whipsth ◆The waves were being whipped by 50 mile an hour winds.时速 50 英里的大风卷起了波浪。3[transitive ]whipsth + adv./prep. to remove or pull sth quickly and suddenly (突然迅速地)除去,拉动,抽出◆She whipped the mask off her face.她刷地一下子把脸上的面具摘掉了。◆The man whipped out a knife.那个人突然抽出一把刀来。4[transitive ]to stir cream, etc. very quickly until it becomes stiff 搅打(奶油等)whipsth ◆Serve the pie with whipped cream.端上加了搅打奶油的馅饼。whipsth up ◆Whip the egg whites up into stiff peaks.把蛋白打得起稠尖儿。5[transitive ]whipsb/sth ( NAmE) ( informal) to defeat sb very easily in a game (在比赛中)轻而易举地击败◆The team whipped its opponents by 35 points.这个队以 35 分的优势轻松击败对手。☞compare
thrash
v. (3 )6[transitive ]whipsth ( BrE) ( informal) to steal sth 偷;盗窃PHRASAL VERBSˌwhip ˈthrough sth( informal) to do or finish sth very quickly 匆匆做;迅速完成◆We whipped through customs in ten minutes.我们十分钟便办完了海关手续。ˌwhip sb/sth↔ˈup1to deliberately try and make people excited or feel strongly about sth 激发;激励;煽动SYN
rouse
◆The advertisements were designed to whip up public opinion.设计这些广告是为了激起公众的舆论。◆He was a speaker who could really whip up a crowd.他是个真正有感召力的演说者。2to quickly make a meal or sth to eat 匆匆做(饭等)◆She whipped up a delicious lunch for us in 15 minutes.她用了 15 分钟就给我们备好了一顿可口的午餐。whip/wɪp; NAmEwɪp/
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whip2 noun
whipwhip1 /wɪp/ ●●○ verb (past tense and past participle whipped, present participle whipping)
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1[transitive] to hit someone or something with a whip: He whipped the horse into a canter.2[intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] to move quickly and violently, or to make something do this: The wind whipped her hair into her eyes.whip across/around/past etc Rain whipped across the window pane.whip something about/around The branches were being whipped about in the storm.whip round/around He whipped round to face them.3[transitive always + adverb/preposition] to move or remove something with a quick sudden movementwhip something off/out/back etc Annie whipped off her apron and put it into the drawer. He whipped back the sheets.4[transitive] to mix cream or the clear part of an egg very hard until it becomes stiff → beat, whisk: Whip the cream until thick.5[transitive] British English informal to steal somethingwhip through phrasal verb informalto finish a job very quickly: He whipped through his routine paperwork before going home.whip up phrasal verb1to try to make people feel strongly about somethingwhip up interest/opposition/support etc They’ll do anything to whip up a bit of interest in a book. an attempt to whip up the masses2to quickly make something to eat: Mother was in the kitchen whipping up a batch of cakes.
whip1 verb
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1whip (1) [countable] a long thin piece of rope or leather with a handle, that you hit animals with to make them move or that you hit someone with to punish them: The coachman cracked his whip and the carriage lurched forward.2[countable] a member of the US Congress or the British Parliament who is responsible for making sure that the members of their party attend and vote3[countable] a written order sent to members of the British Parliament telling them when and how to vote →
three-line whip
4[countable, uncountable] British English a sweet dish made from the white part of eggs and chocolate or fruit, beaten together to make a smooth light mixture: pineapple whip5have the whip hand to have power and control over someone → crack the whip
at crack1(15)
, → give somebody a fair crack of the whip
at fair1(9)
WDF
whip
[wɪp]whipped, whipping, whips
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whipped[4822] whipping[1819] whips[1081]
鞭子(63%),鞭打(18%),抽打(17%),鞭状物(1%),彻底打败(1%)
n.鞭子;抽打;车夫;[机] 搅拌器
vt.抽打;煽动;搅打(蛋,奶油);彻底击败
vi.抽打;急走;拍击
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