whip是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 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. 她毫不留情地用長鞭抽打馬匹。

  • The lion-tamer cracked his whip. 馴獅員打了個響鞭。

• 1 (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 -- （政黨在議會或立法機關中監督該黨其他黨員在投票時出席並按規定投票的）組織秘書，黨鞭

  • 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對稅收改革而與其黨內的組織秘書產生矛盾的議員。

  • In 1970 he defied the three-line (= most urgent) whip against EC membership. 1970年，他公然違抗反對加入歐共體的緊急投票通知。

• 2 a sweet food made from cream or beaten egg mixed together with fruit -- （用雞蛋、鮮奶油與水果混合製成的）甜品

• 3 to bring or take something quickly -- 迅速拿來；快速拿走

  • She whipped a handkerchief out of her pocket and wiped his face. 她迅速從口袋裡掏出一塊手絹，擦了擦他的臉。

  • He whipped the covers off the bed. 他一把將床罩從床上揭了下來。

  • I was going to pay but before I knew it he'd whipped out his credit card. 本來我打算付帳，可我還沒明白過來，他就掏出了他的信用卡。

  • They whipped my plate away before I'd even finished. 我還沒吃完，他們就把我的碟子收走了。

  • The wind whipped across the half-frozen lake. 風刮過半結冰的湖面。

  • A fierce, freezing wind whipped torrential rain into their faces. 一陣冰冷的狂風捲著暴雨砸在他們臉上。

• 4 to beat food, especially cream, with a special piece of equipment in order to make it thick and firm -- 攪打（尤指鮮奶油）使成糊狀

  • Could you whip the cream for me? 你能幫我攪打一下鮮奶油嗎？

  • Try whipping a little brandy or other liqueur into the cream. 試著將一些白蘭地或其他酒類攪進鮮奶油裡。

  • Top with whipped cream and a sprinkle of sugar. 澆上摜鮮奶油並撒上些糖。

• 5 to hit a person or animal with a whip -- 鞭打，鞭笞

  • I don't like the way the drivers whip their horses. 我不喜歡馬車車夫那樣鞭打馬匹。

• 6 to steal something -- 偷盜，盜取