Wallop



GRE

解释

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• v. / n.重击, 猛打
• ［英］ v. / n.重击, 猛打 ( to hit with force)
• ［记］ 分割记忆: wall ( 墙) +lop ( 修剪)
• ［例］ He walloped the ball out of the park.

Webster Collegiate

I. verb

• Etymology: Middle English walopen to gallop, from Old French (Picard dialect) waloper
• Date: 1579
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to boil noisily
  • 2.
    • a. to move with reckless or disorganized haste ; advance in a headlong rush
    • b. wallow, flounder
• transitive verb
  • 1.
    • a. to thrash soundly ; lambaste
    • b. to beat by a wide margin ; trounce
  • 2. to hit with force ; sock
• ? walloper noun

II. noun

• Date: circa 1823
• 1.
  • a. a powerful blow ; punch
  • b. something resembling a wallop especially in suddenness of force
  • c. the ability (as of a boxer) to hit hard
• 2.
  • a. emotional, sensory, or psychological force or influence ; impact <a novel that packs a wallop>
  • b. an exciting emotional response ; thrill
• 3. British beer

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