| 词汇 | lash down |
| 释义 | Phr V lash down lashes, lashing, lashed lash down if rain lashes down, it falls very heavilyFor hours and hours the rain lashed down outside. lash down sth or lash sth down to tie something firmly in a particular position, especially by using ropesShe securely lashed down the sheet of plastic that was covering the wood. lash down if the rain lashes down, a lot of rain falls and there is also often a lot of wind: It was a wild evening. The rain was lashing down and the wind was howling through the trees.■ SIMILAR TO: pour down, bucket down BrE informal lash down1. Of rain, to fall very heavily. It's been lashing down for the last hour or so. It's dry at the moment, but with how dark those clouds are it looks like it could lash down at any moment. 2. To tie or strap someone or something down very tightly. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "lash" and "down." Make sure to lash that timber down before we start driving, or else it will all spill out onto the road. They lashed the prisoner down to the table and began torturing him to extract information. lash someone or something downto tie someone or something down. The villain lashed Nell down to the railroad tracks. He lashed down the innocent victim. Lash that cask down so it doesn't wash overboard. |
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