thrash

英 [θræʃ] 美 [θræʃ]

1. "separate grains from wheat, etc., by beating," dialectal variant of thresh.
2. thrash <===> thresh.
3. thr-thread-线、鞭，而且整词象声
4. ash => thrash.

thrash 棍打，鞭打

来自 thresh 拼写变体，词义由打谷引申为棒打，鞭打，多用于指打人。

thrash: thrash: see threshold
thrash (v.): 1580s, "to separate grains from wheat, etc., by beating," dialectal variant of threshen (see thresh). Sense of "beat (someone) with (or as if with) a flail" is first recorded 1620s. Meaning "to make wild movements like those of a flail or whip" is attested from 1846. Related: Thrashed; thrashing. As a noun from 1660s, "threshing tool;" 1840s as "a beating;" 1982 as the name for a type of fast heavy metal music.

1. Harry always invited Charlie when he threw a thrash in his office.: 哈里在办公室开派对时总不忘叫上查利。

2. Never mind the side issues, let's get down to brass tacks and thrash out a basic agreement.: 别管枝节问题, 让我们讨论问题的实质,以求得基本一致.

3. Three shaggy-haired men thrash tunelessly at their guitars.: 3个头发蓬乱的男人没腔没调地乱弹着吉他。

4. We have got a very urgent priorities problem to thrash out.: 我们有一个很紧迫的优先权问题得要解决.

5. I'm afraid you have to thrash out that question among yourselves.: 我看那个问题还得由你们自己协商解决.