an act of hitting someone or something repeatedly, especially with your fists (= closed hands)

He learned how to come back from a pummelling. 他学会了如何在遭到连续捶打后恢复过来。

The drummer began pummelling the kick drum with his fists. 鼓手开始用拳头反复敲打底鼓。

a defeat

They suffered an away defeat and a pummelling at home. 他们在客场遭遇失利，在主场遭受重创。

Barcelona took the mother of all pummellings. 巴塞罗那遭受了最严重的惨败。