词汇 | cat-o-nine-tails |
释义 | cat-o'-nine-tails noun[ S ] uk /ˌkæt.əˈnaɪn.teɪlz/ us /ˌkæt̬.əˈnaɪn.teɪlz/(informalcat) a whip (= a long, thin device for hitting) made from rope that has nine ends, that was used especially in the past for hitting people to punish them(旧时用于体罚的)九尾鞭 Punishing by causing pain birch cane caning corporal punishment flagellate flagellation lynch law lynching mortification mortification of the fleshidiom non-lethal paddle spanking tar thrashing thumbscrew waterboard waterboarding whip whipping |
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