whack

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++whack1 /wæk/ verb [transitive] informal  1  HITto hit someone or something hard 猛击，重击whack somebody/something with something He kept whacking the dog with a stick. 他不停地用棍子打狗。► see thesaurus at hit2  British English spokenPUT to put something somewhere 放，塞whack something in/on/under etc something Just whack the bacon under the grill for a couple of minutes. 就把熏肉放在烤架下烤几分钟。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

whack• If he said anything like that to me, I'd whack him!• The Georgia man whacked his fist on the bar.• He whacked his pants leg with the dowel.• I go down like I was whacked in the face with a shovel.• Or a guard will put a bucket on your head and whack it with a truncheon.• Steve has not been the same man since he whacked Saskia with an ashtray and buried her body in Epping Forest.• Like Chrissie Evert executing an effortless backhand crosscourt volley at Wimbledon, Perdita shot forward and whacked the ball home.• Buckley whacked the ball into left field.• Paul was a distant puppet, jerking and leaping and throwing back his arms and whacking the bomb repeatedly on the side.• Apparently someone whacked the side of my car with their door.• With a series of lame and recycled bits, this spring tryout comedy whacks us over the head with every joke.

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whack2 noun [countable] especially spoken  1  CHITthe act of hitting something hard, or the noise this makes 重击(声) She gave the ball a whack. 她猛击了一下球。 Singleton took a whack at (=tried to hit) Miller’s head. 辛格尔顿用力朝米勒的头部打去。2  British EnglishTOTAL an amount of something 〔某物的〕数量(the) full whack If you’re unemployed, you don’t have to pay the full whack (=the full amount). 如果你没有工作，就不用付全额。 There’s still a fair whack (=quite a large amount) of work to be done. 仍有很多工作要做。 These agencies charge top whack for tickets. 这些代理处收取高额票价。3  do your whack (of something) especially spoken British EnglishSHARE to do a fair or equal share of a job or activity 做你应做的一份〔工作或活动〕 I’ve done my whack of the driving – it’s your turn. 我开过车了——现在轮到你开了。4  have a whack at something especially spoken British English, take a whack at something American EnglishTRY TO DO OR GET something to try to do something 试着做某事 ‘Are you any good at doing maths?’ ‘I’ll have a whack at it.’ “你做数学题拿手吗？”“我试试看。”5  in one whack especially spoken American EnglishTIME/AT THE SAME TIME all on one occasion 一下子 Steve lost $500 in one whack. 史蒂夫一下子损失了500美元。6  out of whack especially spoken American EnglishTIME/AT THE SAME TIME if a system, machine etc is out of whack, the parts are not working together correctly 〔系统、机器等〕有毛病，不正常 The printer’s out of whack again. 打印机又出毛病了。

Examples from the Corpus

whack• She gave my hand a whack with a ruler.• To be sure, my historical mentors in this race also took a whack at my Catholic heritage.• He got a bruising whack in his right eye - the one he uses to peer through his telescope at the stars.• This is 180 degrees out of whack.• In the fourth round of the Catalonia Open, the elements threw all our figuring out of whack.• From outside came another quick whack of the mallet.• Soon the whole valley was resounding with the same thud, thud, whack, from every rooftop in the village.• You are expected to pay your whack to benefit society at large.gave ... a whack• Upon learning of this daily miracle, a curious neighbor gave the fish a whack.(the) full whack• At full whack, I would guess that the Rivera exhibits some very unsociable tendencies indeed.Origin whack1 (1700-1800) Probably from the sound of hitting

whack1 verbwhack2 nounChinese  

Corpus someone to or hard hit something

whack

I

goo‧gle‧whack /ˈɡuːɡəlwæk/ (also whack) noun [countable]
a single result when you search for a combination of two words on the search engine Google. You do the search as a game.
—googlewhacking noun [uncountable]
—googlewhack verb [intransitive]

II

whack¹ /wæk/ verb [transitive] informal1. to hit someone or something hard
    whack somebody/something with something
    He kept whacking the dog with a stick.
2. British English spoken to put something somewhere
    whack something in/on/under etc something
    Just whack the bacon under the grill for a couple of minutes.
     

THESAURUS

■ to hit something
   ▪ hit: Jack hit the ball and it flew over the fence
   ▪ knock to hit a door or window with your closed hand in order to attract the attention of the people inside: Someone was knocking on the door. | I knocked loudly but no one came.
   ▪ strike written to hit a surface. Strike is more formal than hit and is mainly used in written English: The ball struck the side of the goal.
   ▪ whack /wæk/ informal to hit something very hard: Edmonds whacked the ball into the air.
   ▪ bash to hit something hard, especially in a way that causes damage: The police had to bash the door down to get in.
   ▪ tap to gently hit something with your fingers, often in order to attract someone’s attention: I tapped him on the shoulder. | I heard someone tapping on the window.
   ▪ rap to knock quickly or hit something several times: He rapped the table with his pen to bring the meeting to order. | Two police officers rapped on the door at 7 o'clock in the morning.
   ▪ bang to suddenly hit something hard, in a way that makes a loud noise: Her father banged his fist down on the table angrily. | The door suddenly banged shut.
   ▪ pound written to hit something many times with a lot of force: I could hear the sea pounding on the rocks. | She pounded on the door and shouted wildly.
   ▪ hammer written to hit something quickly many times making a loud continuous noise: The rain was hammering on the roof. | A crowd of people were outside hammering on the door angrily.

III

whack² noun [countable] especially spoken
1. the act of hitting something hard, or the noise this makes:
    She gave the ball a whack.
    Singleton took a whack at (=tried to hit) Miller’s head.
2. British English an amount of something
    (the) full whack
    If you’re unemployed, you don’t have to pay the full whack (=the full amount).
    There’s still a fair whack (=quite a large amount) of work to be done.
    These agencies charge top whack for tickets.
3. do your whack (of something) British English to do a fair or equal share of a job or activity:
    I’ve done my whack of the driving – it’s your turn.
4. have a whack at something British English, take a whack at something American English to try to do something:
    ‘Are you any good at doing maths?’ ‘I’ll have a whack at it.’
5. in one whack American English all on one occasion:
    Steve lost $500 in one whack.
6. out of whack American English if a system, machine etc is out of whack, the parts are not working together correctly:
    The printer’s out of whack again.