whack

whack
(informal)(非正式)
verb
  1. [with obj.]strike forcefully with a sharp blow
    用力打，猛击
    his attacker whacked him on the head.
    攻击者猛击他的头部。
    [no obj.]she found a stick to whack at the branches.
    她找了一条棍子来重打枝条。
    ■defeat in a contest
    （比赛中）击败
    [with obj. and complement]the team were whacked six-nil.
    该队以0比6败北。
    ■[with obj. and adverbial]put or push (something) roughly or carelessly in a specified place or direction
    （粗暴地）推拉（随意地）放置
    he whacks a tape into the cassette recorder.
    他随便往盒式录音机塞进一盒录音带。
    ■(US.)murder
    (美)谋杀
    he was whacked while sitting in his car.
    他坐在他的车里时被谋杀了。
noun
  1. a sharp or resounding blow
    猛击；（出声的）重打
  2. a try or attempt
    尝试，试图
    we decided to take a whack at spotting the decade's trends.
    我们试图确定这十年的发展趋势。
  3. (Brit.)a specified share of or contribution to something
    (英)份额；贡献
    motorists pay a fair whack for the use of the roads through taxes.
    汽车司机通过交税来支付使用道路的费用。
常用词组
out of whack
  1. ( chiefly N. Amer. & Austral. )out of order; not working
    (主北美，，主澳 )紊乱，次序颠倒；出故障
    all their calculations were out of whack.
    他们的计算全乱了。
top (或 full) whack
  1. (chiefly Brit.)the maximum price or rate
    (主英)最高价格（或速度）
    the car has a top whack of 107 mph.
    这部车最高时速为107英里。
派生
whacker
noun
语源
  1. early 18th cent.: imitative, or perhaps an alteration of thwack
继承用法
whack off
  1. (vulgar slang)masturbate
    (粗俚)手淫，进行手淫
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