birching
US /ˈbɜːrtʃɪŋ/
UK /ˈbɜːtʃɪŋ/
名詞
鞭打, 體罰
the act of beating someone with a birch rod as a form of punishment
範例:
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The old schoolmaster was known for his strict discipline, often resorting to birching for misbehaving students.
老校長以其嚴格的紀律而聞名，經常對行為不端的學生施以鞭打。
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The practice of birching has largely been abolished in modern educational systems.
在現代教育體系中，鞭打的做法已基本廢除。
動詞
鞭打, 施以體罰
to beat (someone) with a birch rod
範例:
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The headmaster threatened to birch any student caught vandalizing school property.
校長威脅要鞭打任何被發現破壞學校財產的學生。
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In some historical contexts, children were regularly birched for minor infractions.
在某些歷史背景下，兒童因輕微違規行為而經常被鞭打。
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