If a poacher was taken he was given a thrashing as well as being prosecuted with its consequent jail sentence. W. Mostyn Thomas
"They called her a little blue ragamuffin, father," said Harry, who ran in looking very angry. "But I have given it to them. They won't insult my sister again. I have given them a thrashing they will remember." Anna Sewell
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: a dominating defeat of an opponent
… after going 6-5 on a tough road trip that concluded with 9-2 and 12-4 thrashings of the Giants last weekend, they were 57-41 … Phil Taylor
1hitting打ADJECTIVE | VERB + THRASHINGADJECTIVE➤good, sound痛打;猛揍VERB + THRASHING➤give痛打▸➤get被痛打◇He got a sound thrashing once his father found out.他爸爸發現後,他就被暴打了一頓。➤deserve該打thrashing
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2 (informal) severe defeat慘敗VERB + THRASHING➤give大勝▸➤suffer遭遇大敗◇The team suffered a thrashing on Sunday.該隊星期天遭遇了一場慘敗。