trounce
- vt. 痛打;嚴(yán)責(zé);打敗
詞態(tài)變化
助記提示
諧音“創(chuàng)廝”---重創(chuàng)那廝。
2. trunk => trounc- + -e => trounce. 打人當(dāng)然是用樹棍、木棍打了。
3. trunk => truncheon, trounce.
中文詞源
詞源不詳,可能來自拉丁語 truncare,砍,切,詞源同 truncate,trench.引申詞義打敗,擊潰等。
英文詞源
- trounce (v.)
- 1550s, "to trouble, afflict, harass," later "to beat, thrash" (1560s), of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to Middle French troncer "to cut, cut off a piece from," from tronce "piece of timber," from Old French tronc (see trunk). Related: Trounced; trouncing.
雙語例句
- 1. Now, I'll show you how to trounce your husband.
- 現(xiàn)在, 我要教你怎樣打敗你的丈夫.
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- 2. You may want to reinforce your leadership in a market or trounce a competitive brand.
- 你也許想鞏固自己的某個(gè)市場領(lǐng)導(dǎo)地位,或者打敗一個(gè)競爭品牌.
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