trounce
英[tra?ns]
美[tra?ns]
- vt. 痛打；嚴責；打敗
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?trounces;過去式:?trounced;過去分詞:?trounced;現在分詞:?trouncing;
助記提示
創死。重創他，打死他——痛擊，決定性地打敗。
諧音“創廝”---重創那廝。
2. trunk => trounc- + -e => trounce. 打人當然是用樹棍、木棍打了。
3. trunk => truncheon, trounce.
中文詞源
trounce 徹底打敗，擊潰
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市場領導地位,或者打敗一個競爭品牌.
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