c. 1400, "the cutting out of figures;" early 15c. as "a blow with the fist," verbal noun from punch (v.). Related: Punching-bag (1889, figurative sense by 1903; also punch-bag).
雙語例句
1. They just rolled about on the floor punching each other like schoolboys.
他們像小學(xué)生一樣，在地板上滾來滾去，互相揮著拳頭揍對方。
來自柯林斯例句
2. I will have no one punching anyone else up in my hotel.
在我的旅館里我不讓任何人動手同別人打架.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. In the past, many kids would settle disputes by punching each other out.
過去，很多孩子用拳頭解決矛盾。
來自柯林斯例句
4. You can bank by phone in the USA, punching in account numbers on the phone.
在美國你可以通過電話輸入賬號辦理銀行業(yè)務(wù)。
來自柯林斯例句
5. After punching him on the chin she wound up hitting him over the head.