whup
verb [ T ] US informal uk/wʌp/ us/wʌp/ -pp-
(HIT)
把人或动物打几下，尤指作为惩罚
to hit a person or animal, usually several times and especially as a punishment
He drove the boy home and made his mama promise not to whup him. 他开车送男孩回家，并让他妈妈保证不会责打他。
offensive They told my parents they should "Whup her ass." 他们告诉我的父母应该“打她的屁股”。
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- He said if I didn't whup that boy the next day that he'd whup me.
- Your mama’s gonna whup you for swearing.
- We are told that he first went into a boxing gym the day he had his bike stolen, because he wanted to "whup" the thief.
(DEFEAT)
在运动或比赛中轻而易举地打败某人
to defeat someone very easily in a game or competition
He looked like he could whup anyone in a wrestling match. 他看起来像是可以在摔跤比赛中轻松击败任何人。
offensive We played pool with a couple of guys and whupped their asses. 我们和几个人对抗打台球，把他们打得一败涂地。
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- He declared that he was the greatest and that he could whup any man alive.
- I thought that our boys would whup their opponents.
- We are lucky to have two such good candidates; either one of them could whup the Republicans.