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Lambaste V Baste Læm'beist V.痛打;痛骂 英 痛打(To Beat

单词 lambaste
音标 [læm'beist]
解释 v.痛打;痛骂
红宝书 【英】 v. 痛打(to beat soundly);痛骂(to scold or denounce severely)
【考】 反义词:extol(赞美)
【记】 lam(鞭打)+baste(烤) →又烤又打;
【同】 参考:baste(浇油脂 于肉上烤)
字源 lambaste (v.)
1630s, from lam (1590s, ultimately from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse lemja "to beat, to lame") + baste "to thrash" (see baste). Related: Lambasted; lambasting.
不择手段背单词 v. 痛打; 痛骂 = berate
【记】lam(v 鞭打), baste(v 涂油; 狠揍; 大骂)
【反】extol(v 赞美)
趣味全助记 【记】lam鞭打 + baste 涂油,狠揍;lam 打,bastard 杂种,边打边骂;lamb + beast 野兽对待小羊羔就是边打边骂
【相关】lam(音:烂,烂玩艺,我抽你) 鞭打, 潜逃

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