flail
US /fleɪl/
UK /fleɪl/
動詞
1.
拍打, 揮舞
to wave or swing wildly
範例:
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The injured bird began to flail its wings desperately.
受傷的鳥開始絕望地拍打翅膀。
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He was flailing his arms around, trying to get attention.
他揮舞著手臂，試圖引起注意。
2.
用連枷打, 抽打
to beat or strike with a flail
範例:
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In ancient times, farmers would flail grain to separate it from the husks.
在古代，農民會用連枷打穀物，將其與穀殼分離。
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He used a stick to flail at the tall weeds.
他用棍子抽打高大的雜草。
名詞
連枷
a threshing tool consisting of a wooden handle with a free-swinging stick attached to its end, used for beating grain
範例:
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The farmer used a traditional flail to separate the wheat from the chaff.
農民使用傳統的連枷將小麥與穀殼分離。
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The museum displayed an old farming flail.
博物館展示了一個古老的農業連枷。