"caning" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 鞭打
• 用藤條抽打

Definition

用藤條或棍棒打人，通常作為懲罰。有時也指在體育比賽中的慘敗。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於歷史、學校或法律懲罰的描述。在英式英語運動語境中，指慘敗。在日常美式英語中不常用。

Examples

The student received a caning for breaking the rules.

學生因違反規定被**鞭打**。

In some countries, caning is still used as a punishment.

在一些國家，**鞭打**仍作為一種懲罰方式。

His parents did not agree with caning as discipline.

他的父母不同意用**鞭打**作為管教方式。

That team took a real caning last night—they lost 7-0!

那支隊昨晚真的被**慘敗**了——他們輸了7比0！

After the school's ban on caning, teachers had to find new ways to discipline students.

學校禁止**鞭打**後，老師們不得不尋找新的管教方法。

Stories about caning at old boarding schools sound harsh today.

如今聽到舊寄宿學校**鞭打**的故事會覺得很嚴厲。