1570s, "the lash of a whip," from whip (n.) + lash (n.). The injury caused by sudden head motion so called by 1955, in reference to the notion of moving to and fro like a cracking whip. The verb in this sense is recorded by 1971.
雙語例句
1. She was suffering from whiplash injuries received in a car crash.
她在車禍中頸部扭傷。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Four police officers were taken to hospital with whiplash injuries.
頸部過度屈伸受傷的4位警察被送進(jìn)了醫(yī)院。
來自柯林斯例句
3. His wife suffered whiplash and shock.
他的妻子頸部過度屈伸受傷且休克。
來自柯林斯例句
4. He was very bruised and suffering from whiplash.
他滿身青腫，而且頸部過度屈伸受傷。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
5. Playing against Zebre in England's first outing, he suffered a whiplash injury to his neck.