His father switched him when he was disobedient.是什么意思？

His father switched him when he was disobedient.

他不听话时,父亲就鞭打他。

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

father

n. 父亲，祖先，（尤指天主教和东正教的）神父，天父；vt. 成为父亲，创立（新思想），创造，发明（新方法）；

例句
Janet had been abused by her father since she was eleven.
珍妮特从11岁起就遭受父亲虐待。

switched

v. 转变，改变( switch的过去式和过去分词 )，转换，挥动（棍棒、鞭子等），迅速转动；

例句
The workforce have recently been calling for their working hours to be reduced. Many companies have accordingly switched to a five-day week.
工人们最近一直在呼吁缩短工作时间。许多公司于是转成了一周五天工作制。

him

pron. (he的宾格)他；

例句
They said goodbye to him as he got aboard the train at Union Station.
当他在联合火车站登上火车之际，他们向他道别。

when

adv. 什么时候，（用于时间的表达方式之后）在那时，其时，当时；conj. 在…时，既然，如果；pron. 什么时候，那时；n. 时间，时候，日期，场合；

例句
It was a Christmas when shoppers passed by expensive silks in favor of more practical gifts.
这是一个购物者不理会昂贵的丝绸衣服而热衷于更实用礼物的圣诞节。

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

was

v. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质（ be的过去式 ），在，存在，不受干扰；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

disobedient

adj. 不服从的，不顺从的，违抗的，反抗的；

例句
Her tone was that of a parent to a disobedient child.
她的语气就像是一个家长在训自己不听话的孩子。