spanking
spanking — 名詞
1. a punishment where a person is hit repeatedly on the buttocks with an open hand,
打屁股
用手掌拍打臀部作為懲罰
a punishment where a person is hit repeatedly on the buttocks with an open hand, especially to discipline a child
Feng threw a tantrum in the shop, so his mother gave him a spanking.
Feng 在商店裡大發脾氣，所以被媽媽打了一頓屁股。
give someone a spanking — common verb + noun pattern
Many parents today believe that a spanking does not help children learn right from wrong.
如今許多父母認為，打屁股並不能幫助孩子學會分辨對錯。
a spanking — used as countable noun; subject of a clause
Andrés remembered the spanking he got as a child for running into the street.
Andrés 記得小時候因為衝到街上而被打了屁股。
The babysitter was told never to give the children a spanking, whatever they did wrong.
保母被告知無論孩子做錯什麼，都絕對不能打他們的屁股。
Élise took her son's tablet away, not giving him a spanking for the broken rule.
Élise 沒收兒子的平板電腦，而不是因他違規而打他屁股。
- reward
a positive reinforcement used instead of punishment
用法筆記
Most commonly used with the verb 'give': 'give someone a spanking'. The practice of spanking children has become increasingly controversial in recent decades, and many parenting experts advise against it.
常見錯誤
spanking — 形容詞
1. moving or happening very quickly and with noticeable energy — used before nouns
快速的；飛快
移動或進行極快的
moving or happening very quickly and with noticeable energy — used before nouns such as 'pace', 'speed', or 'tempo' to describe an impressively fast rate
Sahil set off at a spanking pace and soon left the other runners behind.
Sahil 以快速的步伐出發，很快就把其他跑者甩在後頭。
spanking pace — collocation with pace/speed
The horse moved at a spanking speed around the track, impressing the trainers.
那匹馬以飛快的速度繞著跑道奔馳，讓馴馬師印象深刻。
The orchestra played the final piece at a spanking tempo that thrilled the audience.
管弦樂隊以飛快的節奏演奏最後一曲，令觀眾為之振奮。
Kian's spanking typing speed helped him finish the report in just twenty minutes.
Kian 飛快的打字速度讓他僅花二十分鐘就寫完了報告。
用法筆記
Only used before a noun — you cannot say 'The pace is spanking'. Most common with 'pace', 'speed', and 'tempo'. The expression sounds slightly old-fashioned or literary.
常見錯誤
spanking — 副詞
1. to an extreme degree; used with a small group of adjectives — most often 'new',
非常；完全
用於少數形容詞前表示極致狀態
to an extreme degree; used with a small group of adjectives — most often 'new', 'clean', and 'bright' — to say that something is fully and impressively in that state
Nikhil parked his spanking new car in the driveway and admired its shine.
Nikhil 把那輛全新的車停在車道上，欣賞著它閃亮的外觀。
spanking new — most common intensifier collocation
Nadia scrubbed the kitchen until every surface was spanking clean.
Nadia 用力刷洗廚房，直到每個表面都完全乾淨。
spanking clean — common intensifier collocation
The nursery walls were painted a spanking white that made the room feel much larger.
育嬰室的牆壁漆成純淨的白色，讓房間顯得更寬敞。
Esme bought a spanking new laptop before starting her online design course.
Esme 在開始線上設計課程之前，買了一臺全新的筆記型電腦。
- completely
much broader use across many adjectives; neutral register
- brand
used only with 'new' ('brand new'); similar intensity but more common
- perfectly
broader range of adjectives; less emphatic
文法句型
spanking + adjective (new, clean, bright)
用法筆記
Cannot be freely used as a general intensifier like 'very'. It works only with a fixed set of adjectives — 'new', 'clean', 'bright', 'white' being the most common. The combination 'spanking new' is the most frequent. This use is informal and somewhat dated.