flog是什么意思

flog

英[flɒg] 美[flɑg]

第三人称单数：flogs;

过去式：flogged;

过去分词：flogged;

现在分词：flogging;

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

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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

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

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