flog

英 [flɒɡ]

美 [flɑːɡ]

v.  鞭笞，棒打(作为惩罚); 出售(某物给某人)

现在分词：flogging　过去分词：flogged　过去式：flogged　第三人称单数：flogs　

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Collins.1 / BNC.13850 / COCA.21116

习惯用语

v.

flog a dead horse
• 鞭策死马；做徒劳无益的事
  to waste your effort by trying to do sth that is no longer possible
flog sth to death
• 多次重复（想法、故事等）而使人失去兴趣
  to use an idea, a story, etc. so often that it is no longer interesting

牛津词典

verb

• 鞭笞，棒打（作为惩罚）
  to punish sb by hitting them many times with a whip or stick
  1. He was publicly flogged for breaking the country's alcohol laws.
     他因违犯国家的酒法而被当众处以鞭刑。
• 出售（某物给某人）
  to sell sth to sb
  1. She flogged her guitar to another student.
     她把吉他卖给另一个同学。
  2. We buy them cheaply and then flog them off at a profit.
     我们低价买下这些，然后卖出获利。
  3. I had a letter from a company trying to flog me insurance.
     我收到了一家公司的信，向我推销保险。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 出售;卖掉
  If someone tries toflogsomething, they try to sell it.
  1. They are trying to flog their house.
     他们正试图卖掉房子。
• VERB 鞭笞;棒打
  If someoneis flogged, they are hit very hard with a whip or stick as a punishment.
  1. In these places people starved, were flogged, were clubbed to death...
     在这些地方，人们忍饥挨饿，遭受鞭打，甚至会被乱棍打死。
  2. Flog them soundly.
     好好鞭打他们一顿。
• 做徒劳无益的事;白忙活
  If you say that someoneis flogging a dead horse, you mean that they are trying to achieve something impossible.

英英释义

verb

• beat severely with a whip or rod
  1. The teacher often flogged the students
  2. The children were severely trounced
  Synonym:weltwhiplatherlashslashstraptrounce
• beat with a cane
  Synonym:canelambastelambast

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