flog

美 [flɑːɡ]英 [flɒɡ]
  • vt.鞭打;鞭笞,棒打(作为惩罚);出售(某物给某人)

过去式: flogged 现在分词: flogging 过去分词: flogged 第三人称单数: flogs

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verb

1

鞭笞,棒打(作为惩罚)
to punish sb by hitting them many times with a whip or stick

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。

2

出售(某物给某人)
to sell sth to sb

She flogged her guitar to another student.

她把吉他卖给另一个同学。

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。

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。

习语

to waste your effort by trying to do sth that is no longer possible

to use an idea, a story, etc. so often that it is no longer interesting

flog

频次

  • 1
    VERB 出售;卖掉
    If someone tries to flog something, they try to sell it.

    They are trying to flog their house.

    他们正试图卖掉房子。

  • 2
    VERB 鞭笞;棒打
    If someone is 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。

  • He was sentenced to a flogging and life imprisonment...

    他被判鞭笞和终身监禁。

  • 4
    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.

verb

1
beat severely with a whip or rod
The teacher often flogged the students
The children were severely trounced
Synonym: welt whip lather lash slash strap trounce
2
beat with a cane
Synonym: cane lambaste lambast

数据来源:WordNet

  1. Flog them soundly .

    好好鞭打他们一顿。

  2. 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。

  3. 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。

  4. 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。

  5. They are trying to flog their house .

    他们正试图卖掉房子。

  6. 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。

  7. Until the 1980s some criminals were still flogged with a rattan cane as a punishment .

    直到20世纪80年代,有些罪犯仍被处以笞刑。

  8. We should be able to flog the car to someone for a good price .

    我们应该能把这辆汽车以高价卖出。

  9. So you 're flogging them one by one ?

    那你就能一个一个的打他们吗?

  10. 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。

  11. 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。

  12. He tried to flog his old car , but no one would buy it .

    他想处理掉他的旧车,但没有人想买。

  13. Many black slaves were flogged to death for quite a small fault .

    许多黑奴因一点很小的过失而被鞭打致死。

  14. If this was a time of war , I would have you flogged .

    如果这是战时,我会处你鞭刑。

  15. It was a long time for the history of punishment of flogging in ancient China .

    中国杖刑历史极为久远。

  16. And it goes on , even trial and flogging me in public .

    更进一步,甚至有人在公共场合审判并鞭打我

  17. 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。

  18. 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。

  19. 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。

  20. It did not need the medium of a flogging to produce that effect on the master .

    并不需要鞭笞,在主人身上就已经产生了挨打的效果。他试图从凯瑟琳手里夺来钥匙。

  21. I 'll flog him to within an inch of his life .

    我要把他打个死去活来。

  22. When they see something popular they try to flog the hell out of it .

    但当他们看到某样东西大受欢迎时,就会大肆打压。

  23. It is nobody 's source of income or a commodity to flog around in the market .

    它不是任何人收入的来源或者被放在市场上的日用品。

  24. How cruel was the man to flog his own son to death !

    这个男人竟把自己的亲生儿鞭打死了,多么残忍!

  25. Flogging her guts out in london 's worst record store .

    在伦敦最差劲的唱片店累得一塌糊涂。

  26. That idea has been absolutely flogged to death .

    那个主意绝对是老生常谈了。

  27. In one dream , I saw something white moving slowly toward me . It was like a flog .

    在梦里,我看见有个白色的东西缓缓向我移动,看上去像只青蛙。

  28. And we 'll be out all night getting flogged .

    要整晚在外面被他们痛打。

  29. 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?

  30. A strip of leather used in flogging .

    用来鞭打的一条皮革。

  • 习语

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

同义词

v.

sell