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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++whip·ping /ˈwɪpɪŋ/ noun [countable usually singular]  PUNISHa punishment given to someone by whipping them 〔作为惩罚的〕鞭笞,鞭刑
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whippingA record is said to exist of a whipping which took place in 1624, when a man was whipped to death.He hated crowds and dreaded the Sunday service and its aftermath, which was usually a good whipping.A judge allowed the appeal after a vet told the court that whipping could have encouraged the horse to free itself.Some rules exist about these whippings and a number of public statements have been made by the school administration in their defense.
whip·ping nounChineseSyllable
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whipping
whipping /ˈwɪpɪŋ/ noun [countable usually singular]
a punishment given to someone by whipping them


whip·pingBrE /ˈwɪpɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwɪpɪŋ/ 🔊 noun [usually singular] an act of hitting sb with a whip, as a punishment 鞭打,鞭笞(作为惩罚)