drubbing
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++drub·bing /ˈdrʌbɪŋ/ noun [countable] DSBEAT/DEFEATan occasion when one team easily beats another team in sport 〔体育比赛中的〕轻易取胜 Ireland gave England a drubbing at Twickenham. 爱尔兰队在维克汉姆体育场轻取英格兰队。
Examples from the Corpus
drubbing• However, I will video Manc of the Day so we can see the 8-0 drubbing all over again.• Wednesday will be unchanged after their 8-0 drubbing of Aldershot in the Littlewoods Cup - provided Palmer shakes off a knee injury.• The Dodgers held first place after a 10-4 drubbing of the Cincinnati Reds.• The Lions took a drubbing from the Eagles last night, losing 58-37.• Up against us were a good pair who had previously given us a drubbing.• This wasn't defeat, it was a drubbing.• The third match at Melbourne was then completely washed out, but at Adelaide West Indies produced another drubbing.• And, indeed, it could have been an even bigger drubbing.• So why did it end with dwindling audiences and a critical drubbing?• Gramm's drubbing by Davis in the California primary has badly hurt his campaign.Origin drubbing (1600-1700) drub “to hit” ((17-20 centuries)), probably from Arabic darabadrub·bing nounChineseSyllable
when beats team an one Corpus easily another occasion team
drubbing
drub‧bing /ˈdrʌbɪŋ/
noun [countable]
Ireland gave England a drubbing at Twickenham.
drub‧bing /ˈdrʌbɪŋ/
noun [countable] Date: 1600-1700
Origin: drub 'to hit' (17-20 centuries), probably from Arabic daraba
an occasion when one team easily beats another team in sport:Origin: drub 'to hit' (17-20 centuries), probably from Arabic daraba