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thrash

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they thrash
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he / she / it thrashes
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past simple thrashed
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past participle thrashed
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-ing form thrashing
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Phrasal Verbs
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  1. [transitive] thrash somebody/something to hit a person or an animal many times with a stick, etc. as a punishment（作为惩罚用棍子等）抽打，连续击打
    • My father used to thrash me if I got home late.如果我回家晚了，我父亲经常打我。
    Extra Examples
    • That boy deserves to be soundly thrashed!这孩子应该好好揍一顿！
    • She thrashed the boy across the head and shoulders with a heavy stick.她用沉重的棍子砸了一下男孩的头和肩膀。
    synonym beat
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • soundly
    preposition
    • with
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  2. [intransitive, transitive] to move or make something move in a way that is violent or shows a loss of control （使）激烈扭动，翻来覆去
    • thrash (about/around) Someone was thrashing around in the water, obviously in trouble.有人在水里乱扑腾，显然遇到了危险。🔊🔊
    • The animal thrashed about in pain.这只动物在痛苦中挣扎着。
    • The cow fell on its side and thrashed about wildly.牛倒向一侧，疯狂地踢腾着。
    • thrash something (about/around) A whale was thrashing the water with its tail.一条鲸鱼不住地用尾巴击水。🔊🔊
    • She thrashed her head from side to side.她把头摇得像拨浪鼓似的。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • violently
    • wildly
    • about
    • …
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  3. [transitive] thrash somebody/something (informal, especially British English) to defeat somebody very easily in a game（赛事中）轻易击败，一举战胜
    • Scotland thrashed England 5–1.苏格兰队以 5:1 大胜英格兰队。🔊🔊
    compare whip
    Extra Examples
    • The visiting side were soundly thrashed.客队一败涂地。
    • They were thrashed last week by Wolves.他们上周被狼队殴打。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • comprehensively
    • soundly
    • thoroughly
    • …
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    4. Word OriginOld English, variant of thresh (an early sense). Current senses of the noun date from the mid 19th cent.

thrash

noun
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  1. [uncountable] a type of loud rock music快节奏重金属摇滚乐Topics Musicc2
  2. [countable] (old-fashioned, informal) a party with music and dancing载歌载舞的聚会
    3. Word OriginOld English, variant of thresh (an early sense). Current senses of the noun date from the mid 19th cent.