thrash, brandish, flourish, swing, wave
这组词都可表示“挥动”。它们的区别是：
swing指有规律地前后、上下摆动,也指不停地转动; brandish强调挥舞某物以示威胁、恐吓; flourish指为了表示炫耀、喜悦或虚张声势而挥动手中的武器、棍棒等物; thrash指猛烈摆动,有时带有响声; wave指没有规律、节奏地波动或拍动。
beat，strike，hit，thrash，whip
这些动词都含有“打”之意。
beat普通用词，含义广泛，指连续打击。游戏、竞赛或战争中作打败解。
strike普通用词，多指急速或突然一次猛击。
hit普通用词，常与strike换用，侧重有目标的猛击，强调用力击中。
thrash侧重指用棍子或鞭子等痛打。
whip多指用鞭子抽打。
The foreign ministers have thrashed out a suitable compromise formula.
外交部长们经过反复讨论，已经制订出合适的折中方案。
——柯林斯例句
He thrashed the boy soundly.
他痛打了那男孩.
——《现代英汉综合大词典》
The visiting side were soundly thrashed.
客队一败涂地.
《简明英汉词典》
We thrashed them at football.
在足球较量中,我们把他们打得一败涂地.
辞典例句
He got his comeuppance when the bully thrashed him.
他被混混修理是罪有应得.
——辞典例句
The fishes thrashed about in the net.
鱼儿在网中乱蹿乱跳.
《简明英汉词典》
Many of the crew died a terrible death as they thrashed about in shark-infested waters.
很多船员在鲨鱼成群的水域中拼命挣扎，死状惨不忍睹。
柯林斯例句
We thrashed the visiting team.
我们战胜了客队.
《简明英汉词典》
The whale thrashed the water with its tail.
鲸鱼用尾巴猛烈地打水.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
He was thrashed within an inch of his life.
他被打得半死.
辞典例句
Unable to sleep, the patient thrashed about in his bed.
病人在床上辗转反侧,不能入睡.
辞典例句
The bird thrashed its wings.
鸟儿拍击翅膀.
辞典例句
He thrashed about in bed with a high fever.
他因为高烧,在床上辗转反侧.
辞典例句
He thrashed the boy with a stick.
他用棍子打那男孩.
《简明英汉词典》
The swimmer thrashed about in the water.
那个游泳的人在水中用力地游动.
辞典例句
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