whip
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A whip is a long thin piece of material such as leather or rope, fastened to a stiff handle. It is used for hitting people or animals. 鞭子
2. V-T If someone whips a person or animal, they beat them or hit them with a whip or something like a whip. 鞭打
Eye-witnesses claimed Mr. Melton whipped the horse up to 16 times. 目击者声称梅尔顿先生抽打那匹马达16鞭之多。
3. whippingN-COUNT 鞭打
He threatened to give her a whipping. 他威胁要鞭打她一顿。
4. V-T If someone whips something out or whips it off, they take it out or take it off very quickly and suddenly. 猛地拿出; 猛地脱掉
Bob whipped out his notebook. 鲍勃猛地拿出他的笔记本。
Players were whipping their shirts off. 选手们正麻利地脱掉衬衣。
5. V-T When you whip something liquid such as cream or an egg, you stir it very fast until it is thick or stiff. 搅打 (奶油或鸡蛋等液体使粘稠)
Whip the cream until thick. 将奶油打稠。
Whip the eggs, oils and honey together. 将鸡蛋、油和蜂蜜搅打在一起。
6. V-T If you whip people into an emotional state, you deliberately cause and encourage them to be in that state. 怂恿
He could whip a crowd into hysteria. 他可以怂恿一群人,使他们变得歇斯底里。
7. N a member of a party chosen to organize and discipline the members of his faction, esp in voting and to assist in the arrangement of the business 在议会中负责组织工作的议员
8. N a call issued to members of a party, insisting with varying degrees of urgency upon their presence or loyal voting behaviour 发给党员的召唤
9. N (in the British Parliament) a schedule of business sent to members of a party each week. Each item on it is underlined to indicate its importance: one line means that no division is expected, two lines means that the item is fairly important, and three lines means that the item is very important and every member must attend and vote according to the party line (英国国会)政党每周发给本党议员有关下周议事日程的通知
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whip /wɪp/ (whipping,whipped,whips)
剑桥词典
whip noun (DEVICE FOR HITTING)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]a piece of leather or rope that is fastened to a stick , used for hitting animals or people
鞭子,皮鞭
She lashed the horses mercilessly with her long whip. 她毫不留情地用长鞭抽打着马匹。
The lion-tamer cracked his whip. 驯狮员打了个响鞭。
whip noun (POLITICS)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ](in many elected political systems ) a member of a political party in a parliament or in the legislature whose job is to make certain that other party members are present at voting time and also to make certain that they vote in a particular way
(政党在议会或立法机关中监督该党其他党员在投票时出席并按规定投票的)组织秘书,党鞭
Hargreaves is the MP who got into trouble with his party's chief whip for opposing the tax reform . 哈格里夫斯就是那位因反对税收改革而与其党内的组织秘书产生矛盾的议员。
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]
in British politics , a written order ordering that party members be present in parliament when there is to be an important vote , or that they vote in a particular way
(英国政界的)投票书面通知(通知该党其他党员出席议会并按规定投票)
In 1970 he defied the three-line (= most urgent ) whip against EC membership . 1970年,他公然违抗反对加入欧共体的紧急投票通知。
whip noun (SWEET FOOD)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 or 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ] UKa sweet food made from cream or beaten egg mixed together with fruit
(用鸡蛋、奶油与水果混合制成的)甜点