spanking

noun
🔊/ˈspæŋkɪŋ/
🔊/ˈspæŋkɪŋ/
[countable, uncountable]
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  1. a series of hits on the bottom, given to somebody, especially a child, as a punishment打屁股(尤指打小孩)
    • to give somebody a spanking打某人屁股
    • I don't agree with spanking.我不赞成打屁股。🔊🔊
    Topics Life stagesc2

spanking

adverb
🔊/ˈspæŋkɪŋ/
🔊/ˈspæŋkɪŋ/
(informal)
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  1. when you say that something is spanking new, etc. you are emphasizing that it is very new, etc.非常;十足
    • a brand spanking new Rolls-Royce崭新的劳斯莱斯品牌
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySpanking is used with these adjectives:
    • new
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spanking

adjective
🔊/ˈspæŋkɪŋ/
🔊/ˈspæŋkɪŋ/
[only before noun] (informal)
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  1. very fast, good or impressive飞快的;了不起的;令人赞叹的
    • The horse set off at a spanking pace.那匹马一溜烟飞奔而去。🔊🔊
    • We had a spanking time last night.昨晚我们打屁股。