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Engelsk udsagnsord: trounce

1. trounce (om relation) beat severely with a whip or rod


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThe teacher often flogged the students.
The children were severely trounced.


Eksempler på anvendelseThey want to trounce the prisoners


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)flog, lash, lather, slash, strap, welt, whip


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s something.
Somebody ----s somebody


Mindre specifikke termerbeat, beat up, work over


Mere specifikke termerbirch, cat, cowhide, flagellate, horsewhip, leather, scourge, switch

2. trounce (om konkurrence) come out better in a competition, race, or conflict


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningAgassi beat Becker in the tennis championship.
We beat the competition.
Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game.


Eksempler på anvendelseThe fighter managed to trounce his opponent


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)beat, beat out, crush, shell, vanquish


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s something.
Somebody ----s somebody.
Something ----s somebody


Mindre specifikke termerdefeat, get the better of, overcome


Mere specifikke termerbat, best, cheat, checkmate, chicane, chouse, clobber, cream, drub, eliminate, exceed, get over, get the best, get the jump, have the best, immobilise, immobilize, jockey, lick, master, mate, mop up, outdo, outdo, outfight, outflank, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outplay, outpoint, outscore, outstrip, overcome, overcome, overmaster, overpower, overwhelm, pip, rack up, rout, scoop, screw, shaft, spread-eagle, spreadeagle, subdue, surmount, surmount, surpass, thrash, trump, walk over, whip, whomp, worst


Kan forårsagewin


Udsagnsord med lignende betydningbeat, circumvent, outfox, outsmart, outwit, overreach

3. trounce (om kommunikation) censure severely or angrily


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThe mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car.
The deputy ragged the Prime Minister.
The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, scold, take to task


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s somebody


Mindre specifikke termercriticise, criticize, knock, pick apart


Mere specifikke termerbrush down, castigate, chasten, chastise, correct, objurgate, tell off









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