lash
verb uk/læʃ/ us/læʃ/
(HIT)
[ I or T ]猛击;狠打
to hit with a lot of force
The prisoners were regularly lashed with electric cable. 犯人经常被人用电缆抽打。
The sound of the rain lashing against the windows was deafening. 雨点敲打窗户发出的声响震耳欲聋。
See also: lash out
(CRITICIZE)
[ T ]抨击，谴责，斥责
to criticize someone severely
(TIE)
[ T usually + adv/prep ]系紧，系牢
to tie together tightly and firmly
I've lashed your case to the roof rack. 我把你的箱子系在车顶的行李架上了。
These poles will be easier to carry if we lash them together with a rope. 如果我们用绳子把这些杆子捆在一起，携带起来将会容易一些。
Phrasal verbs
lash out (something) 浪费，挥霍（钱财）
to spend a large amount of money in a way that is unnecessary or that wastes it
He lashed out £5,000 on his daughter's wedding. 他为女儿的婚礼一下子花了5000英镑。
lash out （突然）狠打，痛打;抨击，斥责
to suddenly attack someone or something physically or criticize him, her, or it in an angry way
I was only teasing him and suddenly he lashed out (at me) and hit me in the face. 我只是在和他闹着玩，他却突然动起手来，一拳打在我的脸上。
Why's Tina in such a bad mood? She really lashed out at me when I was late for work. 蒂娜为什么情绪这么糟糕？我上班迟到了她就对我大发雷霆。
lash
noun uk/læʃ/ us/læʃ/
(HAIR)
[ C usually plural ]睫毛（同 eyelash）
an eyelash
(HIT)
[ C or S ]鞭梢;鞭笞，鞭打
a thin strip of leather at the end of a whip, or a hit with this, especially as a form of punishment
He received 30 lashes for the crime. 他因这项罪行而挨了30鞭。
The punishment for disobedience was the lash. 违抗命令要受到鞭笞的惩罚。
See also: whiplash
[ C ]甩动，（突然的）摇动，摆动
a sudden, violent movement of something that can bend
With a powerful lash of its tail, the fish jumped out of the net and back into the river. 那条鱼猛地一摆尾巴从渔网里又跳回到河中。
Idiom
come/suffer under the lashidiom 受到严厉批评，遭到痛斥
to be severely criticized
The sales team came under the lash for poor results. 销售团队因业绩不佳而受到严厉批评。