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　

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Collins.1 / BNC.13850 / COCA.21116

习惯用语

v.

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

牛津词典

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。

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

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

双语例句

• We thought we might be able to flog it to someone.
  我们认为我们也许可以把它卖给个什么人。
• They are trying to flog their house.
  他们正试图卖掉房子。
• Be on your guard against men; they will hand you over to the local councils and flog you in their synagogues.
  你们要防备人。因为他们要把你们交给公会，也要在会堂里鞭打你们。
• 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。
• He would flog her to death with a rubber truncheon.
  他用橡皮警棍把她活活抽死。
• 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。
• 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。
• Too many European brands try to flog unpopular models to the Chinese, he says.
  他表示，太多欧洲品牌都在试图将不流行的款式塞给中国人。
• Giant Flog's benefactor was crushed to death before having to witness the demise of his most profitable warrior.
  巨人弗洛格的赞助者还没见证他最值钱的勇士如何咽气，就死于非命了。