词组 | thrash |
释义 | thrash 1. noun 1 a high-spirited party UK, 1967. 2 a style of hard rock music that appeals to disaffected suburban adolescent boys – fast, relentlessly loud and heavy US, 1994 2. verb 1 to surf aggressively and with skill US, 1988. 2 to skateboard aggressively and with skill US, 1989. 3 in drag racing, to work on a car hurriedly if not frantically in the hours just before a race US, 2003 thrash about/around thrash about/around to move from side to side and move your arms around in a violent and uncontrolled way: Just at that moment the girl began to moan and thrash about, her pain suddenly returning. I rushed to the side of the bridge, and could just make out someone thrashing around in the water below■ SIMILAR TO: flail around thrash out thrash out sth • thrash sth out to find the answer to a problem, reach an agreement, produce an idea etc, by discussing something in detail and for a long time: The two sides met in an attempt to thrash out their problems. The Prime Minister and his cabinet were today continuing their meeting aimed at thrashing out a spending plan for the coming year.■ SIMILAR TO: hammer out thrash aboutTo move or flail about restlessly, wildly, or violently. The poor kid is in such pain with his toothache that he's been thrashing about in bed all night. The fox thrashed about trying to get free from the trap. thrash aroundTo move or flail around restlessly, wildly, or violently. The poor kid is in such pain with his toothache that he's been thrashing around in bed all night. The fox thrashed around trying to get free from the trap. thrash outTo engage in a thorough discussion in order to determine a solution to a problem. A noun or pronoun can be used between "thrash" and "out." We had to stay an extra two hours thrashing this issue out. We're organizing a committee to thrash out the homelessness crisis in the city. thrash aroundto move about restlessly or violently. Settle down and stop thrashing around. Timmy thrashed around all night when he had the high fever. thrash something outFig. to discuss something thoroughly and solve any problems. The committee took hours to thrash the whole matter out. John and Anne thrashed out the reasons for their constant disagreements. thrash something out of someoneLit. to beat something out of someone. The sheriff really wanted to thrash the truth out of Tex, but that is illegal. Max wanted to know where the money was hidden and he tried to thrash it out of Lefty. thrash aboutAlso, thrash around. Move wildly or violently, as in He thrashed about all night, unable to sleep, or The fish thrashed around on the dock, so Meg threw it back in the water. [Mid-1800s] thrash outDiscuss fully, especially to resolve a problem, as in We'll just have to thrash out our ideas about where to go on vacation. [Late 1800s] thrash outv. 1. To discuss or examine something fully: The committee thrashed out the new budget. The politician thrashed the issue out with her advisers. 2. To come to some agreement or solution through intense debate: The two sides finally thrashed out a compromise. The defense thrashed a deal out with the prosecution. thrash on someone in. to scold, criticize, or berate someone. She’s always thrashing on her roommate. |
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