1. | [c] 鞭子a long thin piece of rope or leather, attached to a handle, used for making animals move or punishing people |
He cracked his whip and the horse leapt forward. 他甩了个响鞭，马儿就奋蹄向前奔去。 |
2. | [c] 纪律委员，组织秘书（在政党中负责确保党员出席政府重要辩论并表决）an official in a political party who is responsible for making sure that party members attend and vote in important government debates |
the chief whip 组织秘书长 |
3. | [c] （政党发给党员的）投票通知书，投票指示a written instruction telling members of a political party how to vote on a particular issue |
4. | [u][c] 搅打奶油甜食（用奶油、鸡蛋、糖和水果搅打而成）a sweet dish made from cream, eggs, sugar and fruit mixed together |
1. | [t] ~ sb/sth 鞭打；鞭策；以鞭打责罚；鞭笞to hit a person or an animal hard with a whip , as a punishment or to make them go faster or work harder |
2. | [i][t] （使朝某一方向）猛然移动to move, or make sth move, quickly and suddenly or violently in a particular direction |
A branch whipped across the car window. 一条树枝突然划过车窗。 | |
Her hair whipped around her face in the wind. 她的头发随风在脸际飘拂。 | |
The waves were being whipped by 50 mile an hour winds. 时速 50 英里的大风卷起了波浪。 |
3. | [t] ~ sth + adv./prep. （突然迅速地）除去，拉动，抽出to remove or pull sth quickly and suddenly |
She whipped the mask off her face. 她刷地一下子把脸上的面具摘掉了。 | |
The man whipped out a knife. 那个人突然抽出一把刀来。 |
4. | [t] 搅打（奶油等）to stir cream, etc. very quickly until it becomes stiff |
Serve the pie with whipped cream . 馅饼得配搅打奶油。 | |
Whip the egg whites up into stiff peaks. 把蛋白打得起稠尖儿。 |
5. | [t] (informal) ~ sb/sth （在比赛中）轻而易举地击败to defeat sb very easily in a game |
The team whipped its opponents by 35 points. 这个队以 35 分的优势轻松击败对手。 |
6. | [t] (informal) ~ sth 偷；盗窃to steal sth |
