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whack

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they whack
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he / she / it whacks
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past simple whacked
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past participle whacked
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-ing form whacking
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  1. whack somebody/something (+ adv./prep.) (informal) to hit somebody/something very hard猛打；重击；狠揍
    • She whacked him with her handbag.她用手提包狠狠地打他。🔊🔊
    • James whacked the ball over the net.詹姆斯猛力把球击过网去。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • He whacked the ball back over the net.他猛力把球回击过网去。
    • She whacked him around the head.她猛打他的头。
    • Some of the teachers used to whack the boys with a slipper.一些老师曾经用拖鞋给男孩子打毛。
  2. whack something + adv./prep. (informal) to put something somewhere without much care草草放下
    • Just whack your bags in the corner.就把你的包丢在角落里吧。🔊🔊
  3. whack somebody (North American English, slang) to murder somebody谋杀
    4. Word Originearly 18th cent.: imitative, or perhaps an alteration of thwack.

whack

noun
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  1. the act of hitting somebody/something hard; the sound made by this重击；重击声
    • He gave the ball a good whack.他猛击了一下球。🔊🔊
    • I heard the whack of the bullet hitting the wood.我听到子弹砰的一声击中了木头。🔊🔊
  2. (British English) a share of something; an amount of something份儿；一份；量
    • Don't leave all the work to her. Everyone should do their fair whack.别把所有的工作都让她做。大家应合理分担一下。🔊🔊
    • You have to pay the full whack. There are no reductions.你得付全额。没有折扣。🔊🔊
    • He charges top whack (= the highest amount possible).他索要最高价。🔊🔊
    3. Word Originearly 18th cent.: imitative, or perhaps an alteration of thwack.
Idioms
out of whack (informal, especially North American English)
  1. no longer correct or working properly不对头；有毛病；运行不正常
    • The system is clearly out of whack.这个系统明显是运行不正常。🔊🔊
    • All the traveling had thrown my body out of whack.这一路旅行已经使我的身体出了毛病。🔊🔊
    • The spending priorities were out of whack.支出优先事项毫无用处。
  2. not agreeing with or the same as something else不一致；不一样
    • Expectations and reality got out of whack.期望和现实之间出现了差距。🔊🔊
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2