caning
noun
uk/ˈkeɪ.nɪŋ/us/ˈkeɪ.nɪŋ/[CorU]
theactofhittingsomeone with astickas apunishment:
鞭打;鞭笞He neverforgotthehumiliationhefeltat his firstschoolcaning.他从未忘记第一次在学校挨鞭子时所感受到的羞辱。
Hisfatherbelievedinstrictdiscipline,includingcaning.他父亲信奉严苛的处罚,包括鞭打。
[U]
materialmade fromcanes(=long, hard,hollowplantstems)woventogether:
藤Thesidepanelsof thecarriagearepaintedtolooklike caning.车厢侧面被漆成仿佛是藤做的一样。
- Hetestifiedthat the caning heunderwenthaddrawnblood.
- I do notobjectto theyoungman beingpunishedbut I doobjectto this caning.
- Schoolbeatingswerebannedfrom Britain'sprivateschools,bringingthem inlinewith state-runschoolswhere caning wasoutlawed13yearspreviously.
- Dirt andcrustbuiltup in the caning, and they couldn'tcleanit.
Poles, rods, shafts and sticks
- bar
- bargepole
- baton
- billy club
- boathook
- bollard
- cane
- lightning conductor
- litter grabber
- litter pick
- litter picker
- maypole
- pointer
- shaft
- stake
- telephone pole
- tent pole
- totem pole
- trash grabber
- trash picker
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Punishing by causing pain
Parts of plants
Furniture & fittings - general words