flogging

英 [ˈflɒɡɪŋ]

美 [ˈflɑːɡɪŋ]

n.  (作为惩罚的)鞭笞，棒打
v.  鞭笞，棒打(作为惩罚); 出售(某物给某人)
flog的现在分词

复数：floggings　现在分词：flogging　

机械

BNC.22937 / COCA.28209

牛津词典

noun

• （作为惩罚的）鞭笞，棒打
  a punishment in which sb is hit many times with a whip or stick
  1. a public flogging
     当众处以鞭刑

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

noun

• beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
  Synonym:whippingtanninglashingflagellation

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