"horsewhipped" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 用鞭子抽打

Definition

用马鞭抽打或惩罚某人（骑马时用的长皮鞭）。通常描述过去的体罚方式。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

"Horsewhipped" 多用于文学或历史语境，表示严重体罚；现代极少字面使用。有时引申为羞辱或严厉批评，不等同于一般的“whipped”。

Examples

The thief was horsewhipped for his crime.

那个小偷因犯罪被**用鞭子抽打**。

He was horsewhipped in front of everyone.

他在众人面前被**用鞭子抽打**。

Servants were often horsewhipped in the old days.

过去仆人常常被**用鞭子抽打**。

He felt so shamed, it was as if he had been horsewhipped.

他感到极度羞辱，仿佛被**鞭子抽打**了一样。

The general threatened to have any deserters horsewhipped.

将军威胁说，任何逃兵都会被**用鞭子抽打**。

They were practically horsewhipped by the press after the scandal.

丑闻后他们几乎被媒体**鞭打羞辱**。