Until the 1980s some criminals were still flogged with a rattan cane as a punishment.是什么意思？

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。

until

prep. 到…为止，在…以前；conj. 到…为止，在…以前，直到…才；

例句
The threat is likely to remain in abeyance until next year's meeting in Reykjavik.
这一威胁很可能会一直存在下去，直至明年的雷克雅未克会议。

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。

some

det. 一些，某个，部分，相当多的；pron. 一些，若干，（数量不确切时用）有些人；adv. 大约，有点，稍微；

例句
It's not a question of some abstract concept.
这不是某个抽象概念的问题。

criminals

n. 罪犯，犯人( criminal的名词复数 )；

例句
He was certain Sid would be eaten alive by the hardened criminals in the jail.
他确信锡德在监狱中肯定会被那些怙恶不悛的罪犯们扒掉一层皮。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

still

adv. 仍，仍然，更，还要，静静地，〈诗〉常，不断地；adj. 不动的，静止的，不狂暴的，温柔的，没有活力的，死气沉沉的；n. 平静，寂静，剧照，静止摄影，蒸馏器；vt.& vi. （使某物）平静下来，安静，〈古〉烧（酒），蒸馏；conj. 但是，然

例句
There are many people who still find the act of abortion abhorrent.
仍有很多人对堕胎行为表示厌恶。

flogged

v. 滥用( flog的过去式和过去分词 )，<非正>出售，多次重打，鞭策死马；

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。

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。

rattan

n. 藤杖，藤条，白藤；

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。

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。

as

adv. 同样地，一样地，例如；prep. 作为，以…的身份，如

例句
As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
我记得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。

punishment

n. 刑罚，惩罚，严厉对待，<口>给吃苦头；

例句
Capital punishment is allowable only under exceptional circumstances.
只有特殊情况才允许执行死刑。