词汇 | whip |
释义 | whip noun uk/wɪp/ us/wɪp/ (DEVICE FOR HITTING) [ C ]鞭子,皮鞭 a piece of leather or rope that is fastened to a stick, used for hitting animals or people She lashed the horses mercilessly with her long whip. 她毫不留情地用长鞭抽打着马匹。 The lion-tamer cracked his whip. 驯狮员打了个响鞭。 (POLITICS) [ C ](政党在议会或立法机关中监督该党其他党员在投票时出席并按规定投票的)组织秘书,党鞭 (in many elected political systems) a member of a political party in a parliament or in the legislature whose job is to make certain that other party members are present at voting time and also to make certain that they vote in a particular way Hargreaves is the MP who got into trouble with his party's chief whip for opposing the tax reform. 哈格里夫斯就是那位因反对税收改革而与其党内的组织秘书产生矛盾的议员。 He is seen as a future party whip. [ C ](英国政界的)投票书面通知(通知该党其他党员出席议会并按规定投票) in British politics, a written order that party members must be present in parliament when there is to be an important vote, or that they must vote in a particular way In 1970 he defied a three-line (= the most urgent) whip against EC membership. 1970年,他公然违抗反对加入欧共体的紧急投票通知。 (SWEET FOOD) [ C or U ] UK(用鸡蛋、奶油与水果混合制成的)甜点 a sweet food made from cream or beaten egg mixed together with fruit (CAR) [ C ] slang汽车 a car He got a new whip. 他买了辆新车。 Idiom have/hold the whip handidiom 成为掌权者;处于支配地位 to be the person or group that has the most power in a situation During the last decade the right wing of the party has held the whip hand. 过去的10年里,一直是该党的右翼掌权。 whip verb uk/wɪp/ us/wɪp/ -pp- (DO QUICKLY) [ T usually + adv/prep ]迅速拿来;快速拿走 to bring or take something quickly She whipped a handkerchief out of her pocket and wiped his face. 她迅速从口袋里掏出一块手绢,擦了擦他的脸。 He whipped the covers off the bed. 他一把将床罩从床上揭了下来。 I was going to pay but before I knew it he'd whipped out his credit card. 本来我打算付账,可我还没明白过来,他就掏出了他的信用卡。 They whipped my plate away before I'd even finished. 我还没吃完,他们就把我的盘子收走了。 [ I or T, + adv/prep ] literary(使…)快速移动 to (cause something to) move quickly and forcefully The wind whipped across the half-frozen lake. 风刮过半结冰的湖面。 A fierce, freezing wind whipped torrential rain into their faces. 一阵冰冷的狂风卷着暴雨砸在他们脸上。 (BEAT FOOD) [ T ]搅打(尤指奶油)使成糊状 to beat food, especially cream, with a special piece of equipment in order to make it thick and firm Could you whip the cream for me? 你能帮我搅打一下奶油吗? Try whipping a little brandy or other liqueur into the cream. 试着将一些白兰地或其他酒类搅进奶油里。 Top with whipped cream and a sprinkle of sugar. 浇上掼奶油并撒上些糖。 (HIT) [ T ]鞭打,鞭笞 to hit a person or animal with a whip I don't like the way the drivers whip their horses. 我不喜欢马车夫那样鞭打马匹。 (DEFEAT) [ T ] informal偷盗,盗取 to defeat a person or a team in a competition, especially in a sport They beat us last time, but we whipped them in a rematch. He whipped him in their fight two years ago. Phrasal verbs whip someone into something 使(某人)快速进入(某种状态) If you whip someone into a particular state, you quickly and effectively cause them to be in that state. Karl Smith, the 19-year old singer, had whipped the crowd of teenage girls into a frenzy merely by removing his shirt. 卡尔‧史密斯,那位19岁的歌手,脱了一件衬衫就让女孩子们疯狂了起来。 The final speech had the desired effect, whipping the listeners into a patriotic fervour. 最后的演讲取得了预期的效果,在听众中激起了一股爱国热潮。 whip something up 煽动;激起 to encourage or cause people to have strong feelings about something She criticized the organization for trying to whip up anti-immigrant prejudice. 她批评政府试图煽动反移民的偏见。 He was trying to whip up some enthusiasm for the project. 他正在试图煽动人们对这个项目的狂热。 informal赶出来(一顿饭),迅速做(饭) to make food or a meal very quickly and easily I have just enough time to whip up an omelette. 我看我只有匆匆做个煎蛋饼的时间了。 |
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