2021-02-13 ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด T – Thrash & thresh

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2021-02-13

ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด T – Thrash & thresh

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Dictionary.com

ออกเสียง thrash = ‘THRASH’

ออกเสียง thresh = ‘THRESH’

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Choose the Right Synonym for thrash

Verb

SWING, WAVE, FLOURISH, BRANDISH, THRASH

mean to wieldor cause to move to and fro or up and down.

SWING implies regularor uniform movement.

swing the rope back and forth

WAVE usually implies smooth or continuous motion.

waving the flag

FLOURISH suggests vigorous, ostentatious, graceful movement.

flourished the winning lottery ticket

BRANDISH implies threatening or menacing motion.

brandishing a knife

THRASH suggests vigorous, abrupt, violent movement.

an infant thrashing his arms about

Dictionary of Problem Words and Expressions

Thrash & thresh

These words have a shared meaning of flailing,

especiallyof beating grains and cereals

in order to remove the seeds or grainfrom their straw.

That is, a farmer can thrash or thresh wheat.

Commonly, thrash is used to mean “to whip,” “to flog”:

“The headmaster thrashed the student soundly.”

Thresh is also used to mean “to discuss thoroughly,” “to examine carefully”:

 “We spent hours trying to thresh out the problem.”