spanking

英 ['spæŋkɪŋ] 美 ['spæŋkɪŋ]
  • adj. 强烈的;疾行的,疾驰的
  • n. 打屁股;拍击
  • adv. 显著地
  • v. 拍打;严厉斥责(spank的ing形式)

中文词源


spanking 打屁股,飞快的,了不起的

来自 spank,打屁股。引申俚语义响亮的,飞快的,了不起的。

英文词源


spanking (adj.)
1660s, "very big or fine," later (especially of horses) "moving at a lively pace" (1738), of uncertain origin; perhaps from a Scandinavian source (OED compares Danish spanke "to strut"). Probably also related to spanker "something striking" (for size, etc.), 1751; as a kind of sail from 1794.
spanking (n.)
"act of striking with the open hand," especially as a punishment administered to children, 1854, verbal noun from spank (v.).

双语例句


1. The film moves along at a spanking pace.
影片节奏紧凑。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Andrea gave her son a sound spanking.
安德烈娅给了儿子结结实实一顿痛打。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The upstairs bedrooms were spanking clean.
楼上的房间打扫得一尘不染。

来自柯林斯例句

4. to give sb a spanking
打某人一顿屁股

来自《权威词典》

5. Spanking is an indignity to a teenager.
(用巴掌、拖鞋等)打一个十几岁的孩子,是对他的侮辱.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

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