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flog

[flɒg] [flɑg]
  • 第三人称单数:flogs;
  • 过去式:flogged;
  • 过去分词:flogged;
  • 现在分词:flogging;
  • 例句
    同义词
    词组
    • flog a dead horse
      waste energy on a lost cause or unalterable situation 作无用功,徒劳无益
    柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
    • VERB
      出售;卖掉
      If someone tries to flog something, they try to sell it.
      例句
      They are trying to flog their house. 他们正试图卖掉房子。
    • VERB
      鞭笞;棒打
      If someone is flogged, they are hit very hard with a whip or stick as a punishment.
      例句
      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。 Flog them soundly. 好好鞭打他们一顿。
    • PHRASE
      做徒劳无益的事;白忙活
      If you say that someone is flogging a dead horse, you mean that they are trying to achieve something impossible.
    英汉词典释义
    • vt.
      多次重打;抽打;鞭打
      Would you sanction flogging as a punishment for crimes of violence? 你赞许鞭打作为对暴力罪行的一种处罚吗? Offenders were publicly flogged. 违犯者被当众鞭笞。
      鞭策死马;作无用功;白费精力
      Pam’s flogging a dead horse trying to organize the theatre trip. It’s quite obvious that nobody’s interested. 帕姆想组织剧团巡迴演出,无疑是白费心机。很明显没有人感兴趣。
      滥用;使成为陈词滥调
      The word ‘new’ has really been flogged to death in advertisements, and nobody believes it any more. “新式”这个词在广告里都用滥了,没人再相信了。
    英英词典释义
    • Verb
      1. beat severely with a whip or rod;
      "The teacher often flogged the students""The children were severely trounced"
      2. beat with a cane