/'læʃɪŋ; `læʃɪŋ/
n
1 [C] whipping or beating鞭打; 击打
*He gave the poor donkey a terrible lashing. 他狠命地抽打那头可怜的驴.
2 [C] rope, etc used to fasten things together or in position 捆绑用的绳索等.
3 lashings [pl] ~s (of sth) (Brit infml 口) a lot 大量
*lashings of cream on one's fruit salad 自己那份水果色拉上大量的奶油.

n[C]
a punishment in which someone is hit with a whip
= whipping
a rope that fastens something tightly to something else
lashings of sth
BrE old-fashioned a large amount of food or drink
　apple pie with lashings of cream