punch
[pʌntʃ] noun
HIT 打
ADVANCED countable
■a forceful hit with a fist (= closed hand) 一拳，一击•She gave him a punch UKon / USin the nose.她朝着他的鼻子打了一拳。
[pʌntʃ] noun
EFFECT 影响
uncountable
■the power to be interesting and have a strong effect on people 感染力，活力•I felt the performance/speech/presentation lacked punch.我觉得那个表演／演讲／演出缺乏感染力。
[pʌntʃ] noun
DRINK 饮料
countable or uncountable
■a cold or hot drink made by mixing fruit juices, pieces of fruit and often wine or other alcoholic drinks 潘趣酒（一种果汁、水果与酒调成的冷饮或热饮）
[pʌntʃ] noun
TOOL 工具
countable
■a piece of equipment which cuts holes in a material by pushing a piece of metal through it 打孔器•a ticket punch剪票钳 •Have you seen the hole punch anywhere?你看到打孔器在哪里了吗？
[pʌntʃ] verb transitive
HIT 打
ADVANCED
■to hit someone or something with your fist (= closed hand) 用拳猛击•He punched him in the stomach.他朝他的肚子上猛击了一拳。 ■mainly US
■to hit with your fingers the buttons on a telephone or the keys on a keyboard 按，敲击（按钮或键）
[pʌntʃ] verb transitive
USE TOOL 使用工具
■to make a hole in something with a special piece of equipment （用特制工具）在…上打孔，打（孔）•I was just punching holes in some sheets of paper.我刚才在几张纸上打孔。 •This belt's too big - I'll have to punch an extra hole in it.这条皮带太长了——我得在上面再打一个洞。
[pʌntʃ] verb transitive
punch sb's lights out informal
■to hit someone repeatedly very hard 连续猛击（某人）
[pʌntʃ] verb transitive
punch above your weight mainly UK informal
■If a country or business punches above their weight, they become involved in, or succeed in, an activity which needs more power, money, etc. than they seem to have 能和高于自己重量级别的对手较量（如果一个国家或行业与高于其重量级别的对手较量，则其参与的活动，或在其中取得成功的活动所需的力量、金钱等，比其看来实际拥有的要多）•Singapore punches above its weight in the world economy.新加坡在世界经济中的地位堪比一些经济强国。
[pʌntʃ] verb transitive
punch the clock US
■to put a card into a special machine to record the times you arrive at and leave work 打卡上下班•After 17 years of punching the clock, he just disappeared one morning and was never heard from again.17年来他一直按部就班地打卡上下班，可是有天早晨他就那么失踪了，从此音信全无。 |