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
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- a public flogging
当众处以鞭刑
- a public flogging
柯林斯词典
- VERB 出售;卖掉
If someone tries toflogsomething, they try to sell it.- They are trying to flog their house.
他们正试图卖掉房子。
- They are trying to flog their house.
- VERB 鞭笞;棒打
If someoneis flogged, they are hit very hard with a whip or stick as a punishment.- 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。
- In these places people starved, were flogged, were clubbed to death...
- 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
双语例句
- You'll never persuade him! You're flogging a dead horse.
你根本说服不了他,你是在白费口舌! - Check forgery can be punished with public flogging up to 100 stripes.
伪造支票可处以公开鞭刑,最多打100鞭。 - It is enough for me to recall the flogging of peasants.
只要回忆起农民被鞭笞的事就叫我够受的了。 - You'll be flogging a dead horse if you keep trying to get Walter to make a contribution, you know mean he is.
如果你坚持想要沃尔特作贡献的话,你会白费劲的,你知道他是极其吝啬的。 - 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? - The punishment for breaking the rules is flogging.
违反这些规则应受的惩罚是鞭笞。 - But not much has happened since-in part because of public outrage at scare stories about flogging the Colosseum.
但自那以后,情况并未改变多少,这部分是因为公众对批评罗马圆形大剧场的恐怖故事感到愤怒。 - Sales have fallen sharply, as developers wait in vain for demand to pick up rather than flogging their properties at a discount.
这是因为房产开发商们并未将楼盘以折扣价出售,而是坐等消费者对房产需求的重新上涨,最终,这场空等让房屋成交量暴跌。 - A whip with a lash of leather thongs twisted with wire; used for flogging prisoners.
用缠绕在金属丝上的皮革制成的鞭子;用来鞭打囚犯。 - During boom years, when flogging stock was all but assured, clients moaned when paying the fees.
在繁荣时期,当发行股票几乎万无一失时,客户在支付费用时会颇有怨言。