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thwack

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Textures, sounds
thwack /θwæk/ noun [countable]  CSSOUNDa short loud sound like something hitting a hard surface 拍打(声);重击(声)thwack verb [transitive]
Examples from the Corpus
thwackThe customary thwack on the bottom is still the best method for determining doneness.He hit the flaring log such a hefty thwack that it broke in two.From the next room came the thwack of darts and a louder hubbub of voices.Rely more on the thwack than the look.Somebody had procured an aluminum bat, and the traditional thwack surrendered to a whistling hum.
Origin thwack (1500-1600) From the sound
thwack nounChinese
sound Corpus hitting short a something loud like


thwack
thwack /θwæk/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1500-1600
 Origin: From the sound
a short loud sound like something hitting a hard surface
—thwack verb [transitive]


thwackBrE /θwæk/ 🔊NAmE /θwæk/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they thwack BrE /θwæk/ 🔊 NAmE /θwæk/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it thwacks BrE /θwæks/ 🔊 NAmE /θwæks/ 🔊past simple thwacked BrE /θwækt/ 🔊 NAmE /θwækt/ 🔊past participle thwacked BrE /θwækt/ 🔊 NAmE /θwækt/ 🔊 -ing form thwacking BrE /ˈθwækɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈθwækɪŋ/ 🔊~ sb/sth to hit sb/sth hard, making a short loud sound 重击;拍打;使劲打 thwack nounthe thwack of bat on ball球拍击球<titled tranID="8" status="1">therefore</titled>

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  • Today's children eat more junk food and get less exercise than previous generations of children. It is not surprising, therefore, that rates of childhood obesity are on the increase. 当今的孩子比过去几代儿童吃的垃圾食品更多,锻炼更少。因此,肥胖儿童的比例逐渐升高并不奇怪。
  • Children who grow up on a diet of junk food find it difficult to change this habit later in life. It is essential, therefore, that parents encourage healthy eating from an early age. 吃垃圾食品长大的孩子发现在日后的生活中很难改变这个习惯。因此,父母从孩子幼年开始就倡导健康饮食非常重要。
  • Children who grow up on a diet of junk food find it difficult to change this habit later in life. For this reason,/ This is why it is essential that children eat healthily from an early age. 吃垃圾食品长大的孩子在日后的生活中很难改变这个习惯。因此,孩子从幼年开始就健康饮食非常重要。
  • Eating habits formed in childhood tend to continue into adult life. Thus, the best way to prevent heart disease among adults is to encourage healthy eating from an early age. 孩童时期形成的饮食习惯往往会延续到成年。因此,预防成年人心脏疾病的最好方法就是从小鼓励健康饮食。
  • Eating habits formed in childhood tend to continue into adult life, hence the importance of encouraging healthy eating from an early age. 孩童时期形成的饮食习惯往往会延续到成年。因此,从小鼓励健康饮食尤为重要。
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