whiplash

英 [ˈwɪplæʃ]

美 [ˈwɪplæʃ]

n.  鞭打

过去式：whiplashed　复数：whiplashes　第三人称单数：whiplashes　

BNC.24554 / COCA.26541

牛津词典

noun

• 鞭打
  a hit with a whip
  1. He was very bruised and suffering from whiplash.
     他满身青肿，而且颈部过度屈伸受伤。
• 鞭打
  a hit with a whip
  1. He was very bruised and suffering from whiplash.
     他满身青肿，而且颈部过度屈伸受伤。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT (车祸等中造成的)颈部过度屈伸损伤
  Whiplashis a neck injury caused by the head suddenly moving forwards and then back again, for example in a car accident.
  1. His wife suffered whiplash and shock...
     他的妻子颈部过度屈伸受伤且休克。
  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。

英英释义

noun

• a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
  1. the whip raised a red welt
  Synonym:whiplash
• an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident)
  Synonym:whiplash injury

双语例句

• The solution that the Volvo engineers came up with was WHIPS ( Whiplash Protection System).
  Volvo工程师所提出的解决方案是WHIPS（头颈部保护系统）。
• So, if you are unfortunate and have an accident that results in whiplash, you will be in safe hands when you consult your physiotherapist.
  因此，如果你不幸遇到了车祸意外，造成挥鞭样损伤，向你的治疗师寻求有效建议就没错了。
• The risk is a whiplash effect on the cost and availability of credit, the ability of locals to service their loans and the losses banks will suffer as a result.
  这就有可能对信贷成本及供应、还有本地贷款者的还贷能力产生鞭梢效应，从而导致银行遭受损失。
• However, ever-mounting reserves bring their own economic risks inflation could be aggravated if the inflows cannot be managed and the financial system could suffer whiplash if investors decide to withdraw funds all at once.
  然而，不断增长的外汇储备也带来了自身的经济风险如果资本流入无法得到控制，通胀将会加剧；同时，如果投资者决定突然撤离资金，金融体系会受到冲击。
• It is important to tell your doctor about any recent head trauma or whiplash injury as well as any new medications you may be taking.
  如果你最近曾受到任何头部或颈椎外伤损伤、服用任何新的药物时，记得一定要把情形告诉医生。
• Or, as he liked to be called, Johnny whiplash.
  或者他喜欢被称作约翰韦布拉史。
• Once commonly called Brontosaurus, this gentle giant had a massive body, a long neck, a small head, and a whiplash tail it often used in self-defense.
  一般都称他为腕龙，这种温和的巨人有著庞大的身体，长长的脖子，小小的脑袋，和鞭子一样的尾巴是他用来自我防卫的。
• A cushion attached to the top of the back of an automotive vehicle's seat, especially to prevent whiplash.
  车座枕头汽车座位上尤用于防止脑震荡的头垫汽车中能折迭的座椅。
• Your mood swings are kind of giving me a whiplash.
  你心情的变化就好像是给了我一鞭子。
• A whipping or lashing motion or stroke; a whiplash.
  鞭打抽打，鞭打的动作或一抽、一挥；鞭打。