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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++lash·ing /ˈlæʃɪŋ/ noun [countable]  1. PUNISHa punishment in which someone is hit with a whip 鞭笞 SYN whipping2. FASTEN/DO UPa rope that fastens something tightly to something else 〔捆绑用的〕绳索,系索3 lashings of something British English old-fashionedLOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNT a large amount of food or drink 大量的某物〔指食品或饮料〕 apple pie with lashings of cream 加了许多奶油的苹果馅饼
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lashing
lashing /ˈlæʃɪŋ/ noun [countable]
1. a punishment in which someone is hit with a whip
   SYN  whipping
2. a rope that fastens something tightly to something else
3. lashings of something British English old-fashioned a large amount of food or drink:
    apple pie with lashings of cream


lash·ingBrE /ˈlæʃɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈlæʃɪŋ/ 🔊 nounlashings [plural] (BrE, informal) a large amount of sth, especially of food and drink 大量,许多(尤指食物和饮料)a bowl of strawberries with lashings of cream一碗浇了大量奶油的草莓 [countable] an act of hitting sb with a whip as a punishment (作为惩罚的)鞭打;笞刑(figurative) He was given a severe tongue-lashing (= angry criticism). 他受到了严厉的斥责。🔊🔊 [countable, usually plural] a rope used to fasten sth tightly to sth else 捆绑用的绳索