whiplash 详细解释

whiplash

['wiplæʃ]

n.鞭打, 鞭抽式损伤

词义辨析

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英英释义

名词 whiplash:

an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident)

同义词:whiplash injury

a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object

同义词:whip, lash

补充

whiplashwhiplash英:[ˈwiplæʃ] 美:[ˈhwɪpˌlæʃ, ˈwɪp-]n.1.鞭子的皮条,鞭绳v.1.鞭打,反方向猛扭;(鞭抽似的)猛动

例句

1. to be whiplashed by something遭到…无情打击 2. he cringed before the icy whiplash of Curtis's tongue.在柯蒂斯冰冷话语的打击下,他畏首畏尾起来。 3. the force of impact had whiplashed the man's head.冲击力使这个人的头部受到震荡。 4. he rammed the yacht, sending its necklace of lights whiplashing from the bridge.他把游艇开得飞快,使得游艇上的一排灯在驾驶台上砰砰地晃来晃去。 5. He got/suffered whiplash when his car was rear-ended.汽车追尾时,他的颈椎受伤了。