shellacking
[ʃə'læk.ɪŋ] /'ʃel.æk-] US informal
noun countable usually singular
■a complete defeat or beating 揍打；彻底的失败•The Dodgers took a shellacking (= were defeated by many points).道奇队遭到彻底的失败，和对手的得分相差很远。 •His dad gave him a shellacking (= beating) for stealing the money.他偷钱，被父亲狠狠揍了一顿。 |