He switched the boy with a cane.是什么意思？

He switched the boy with a cane.

他用手杖抽打那个小孩。

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。

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。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

boy

n. 男孩，少年，儿子，小伙子，家伙，服务员；

例句
Some parents believe a boy must learn to stand up and fight like a man.
有些父母认为男孩子必须学会像男子汉一样顶天立地，勇于抗争。

with

prep. 和，跟，随着，关于，和…一致；

例句
A waiter entered with a tray...
侍者端着托盘进来了。

cane

n. 手杖，（植物的）茎，棍棒，棒，藤条，藤料；vt. 用苔杖打，用藤（或竹等）编制（椅等）；

例句
Until the 1980s some criminals were still flogged with a rattan cane as a punishment.
直到20世纪80年代,有些罪犯仍被处以笞刑。