wrist-slap

短语

轻微的惩罚

词形变化

wrist-slaps 复数 wrist-slaps wrist-slapped wrist-slapping wrist-slaps 三单 wrist-slapping 现在分词 wrist-slapped 过去式 wrist-slapped 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A mild reprimand, especially one that many observers might consider too lenient.

    轻微的惩罚

    可数

    Some crimes clearly warrant more than a mere wrist-slap — physically dangerous people must be removed from circulation.

v.
  1. 1.

    To reprimand mildly.

    习语 及物

    You know the mother will probably only wrist-slap her "little angel" with a tsk-tsk. No wonder the kid is a little terror.