lashing /ˈlæʃɪŋ/

• 1. 

  N-COUNT Lashings are ropes or cables that are used to tie one thing to another. 捆绑用的绳子; 系索 [usu pl]

  例：

  We made a tour of the yacht, checking lashings and emergency gear.

  我们在那艘游艇上四处看了看，检查了系索和应急装置。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT If you refer to someone's comments as a lashing, you mean that they are very critical and angry. 猛烈抨击; 严厉批评

  例：

  He never grew used to the lashings he got from the critics.

  他始终无法忍受评论界对他的刻薄抨击。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT A lashing is a punishment in which a person is hit with a whip. 笞刑; 鞭打