thwack
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++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
thwack• The 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 soundthwack nounChinese
sound Corpus hitting short a something loud like
thwack
thwack /θwæk/
noun [countable]
—thwack verb [transitive]
thwack /θwæk/
noun [countable] Date: 1500-1600
Origin: From the sound
a short loud sound like something hitting a hard surfaceOrigin: From the sound
—thwack verb [transitive]
Ways of saying 'For this reason…' “因此” 的种种表达方法
◆ 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。