whip

🇬🇧 UK/hwip/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To strike with a whip or flexible object; to beat or defeat decisively; to stir or mix rapidly.

鞭打;彻底击败;快速搅拌

n.

A flexible instrument used to strike animals or people; a party official who enforces discipline among legislators.

鞭子;(议会中的)党鞭

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
whipother
=whip

Common Collocations

  • 1.crack a whip挥动鞭子
  • 2.whip up迅速准备

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The jockey cracked the whip to urge the horse forward.

  • 2.

    She used a whip in the circus performance with impressive skill.

  • 3.

    He tried to whip the team into shape before the important game.

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