whiplash
英 ['wɪplæʃ] 美 ['wɪp'læʃ]
- n. 鞭绳；鞭子的顶端；鞭打
英文词源
- whiplash (n.)
- 1570s, "the lash of a whip," from whip (n.) + lash (n.). The injury caused by sudden head motion so called by 1955, in reference to the notion of moving to and fro like a cracking whip. The verb in this sense is recorded by 1971.
双语例句
- 1. She was suffering from whiplash injuries received in a car crash.
- 她在车祸中颈部扭伤。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Four police officers were taken to hospital with whiplash injuries.
- 颈部过度屈伸受伤的4位警察被送进了医院。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. His wife suffered whiplash and shock.
- 他的妻子颈部过度屈伸受伤且休克。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. He was very bruised and suffering from whiplash.
- 他满身青肿，而且颈部过度屈伸受伤。
来自《权威词典》
- 5. Playing against Zebre in England's first outing, he suffered a whiplash injury to his neck.
- 在英格兰队首次对阵热布里的比赛中，他颈部受了挥鞭伤。
来自柯林斯例句