an unexpected rejection or affront
（意外的）拒絕；侮辱
congratulations or commendations
恭賀；贊揚
they deserve a hearty slap on the back for their efforts.
他們的努力值得衷心贊揚。
congratulate someone
恭喜某人
To restrain or correct by means of a sharp blow or emphatic censure
平息，壓制：用有力的一擊或斷然的指責來限制或糾正
“thought&I{[he]} was getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down” (&b{New York Times})
“覺得&I{[他]} 正變得驕傲自大需要加以糾正” (&b{紐約時報})
To put a sudden end to; suppress
壓制：突然地結(jié)束；壓制
slap down divisive criticism.
壓制造成分裂的評論
A nominal or token punishment.
名義上或象征性的懲罰