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　

Collins.1 / BNC.13850 / COCA.21116

习惯用语

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

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。

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.

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

At the present moment, polished English gentlemen flog Africans so severely.
眼前，温文尔雅的英国绅士狠命抽打非洲土著人。
Don't flog your product to death, otherwise your customers will lose interest.
不要老是讲你的产品如何好，否则客户就要失去兴趣了。
AMD is not allowed to flog its gear in Iran which is under a technology trade embargo.
AMD公司不允许其处理器被非法出售给伊朗，这属于技术贸易禁运。
Jesus told Peter to feed his sheep, not to flog them.
耶稣吩咐彼得喂养？的羊，而不是鞭打它们。
He would flog her to death with a rubber truncheon.
他用橡皮警棍把她活活抽死。
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。
He made us flog our guts out to finish on time.
他让我们拼命地工作以便按时完成任务。
They have the upper hand because they have your stuff. If you don't pay up, they will flog it.
仓储公司占据主动，因为他们手中握有你的东西，你要是不把钱付清，他们就把你的东西卖掉。
They are trying to flog their house.
他们正试图卖掉房子。
Flog them soundly.
好好鞭打他们一顿。