pummelling
noun [ C ] mainly UK (US usually pummeling) uk/ˈpʌm.əl.ɪŋ/ us/ˈpʌm.əl.ɪŋ/
（尤指用双拳的）连续捶打
an act of hitting someone or something repeatedly, especially with your fists (= closed hands)
He learned how to come back from a pummelling. 他学会了如何在遭到连续捶打后恢复过来。
The drummer began pummelling the kick drum with his fists. 鼓手开始用拳头反复敲打底鼓。
informal失败，重创
a defeat
They suffered an away defeat and a pummelling at home. 他们在客场遭遇失利，在主场遭受重创。
Barcelona took the mother of all pummellings. 巴塞罗那遭受了最严重的惨败。
See: pummel
- More examples
- He endured repeated pummellings.
- Newer homes built to stringent construction codes held up well during recent pummellings by hurricanes.
- Shares took a pummelling yesterday.