whiplash
英 ['wɪplæʃ]
美 ['wɪp'læʃ]
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. She was suffering from whiplash injuries received in a car crash.
- 她在車禍中頸部扭傷。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Four police officers were taken to hospital with whiplash injuries.
- 頸部過度屈伸受傷的4位警察被送進了醫院。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. His wife suffered whiplash and shock.
- 他的妻子頸部過度屈伸受傷且休克。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. He was very bruised and suffering from whiplash.
- 他滿身青腫，而且頸部過度屈伸受傷。
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. Playing against Zebre in England's first outing, he suffered a whiplash injury to his neck.
- 在英格蘭隊首次對陣熱布裏的比賽中，他頸部受了揮鞭傷。
來自柯林斯例句