beat (someone) with a whip or stick to punish or torture them
鞭打,棒打
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the executioner flogged the woman 刽子手鞭打那女人
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[as noun
flogging ]public floggings. 当众的鞭笞。
〈非正式〉 大力宣传;反复谈论
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rather than flogging one idea to death ,they should be a light-hearted pop group. 他们不应该就一种想法死命渲染,而应成为一支轻松愉快的流行乐队。
〈英,非正式〉 卖,出售
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he made a fortune flogging beads to hippies. 他靠卖珠子给嬉皮士们发了财。
[no obj., with adverbial of direction]
〈英,非正式〉 费力地前行
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I was pleasantly warm flogging up to the bottom of the crag. 我费力地爬到峭壁下,感觉暖洋洋的。
〈英,非正式〉 费劲地爬(或挣扎)
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a long flog up the mountainside. 长时间吃力的爬山。
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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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flogv.鞭打;棒打;〈英;非正式〉 卖;出售;非正式〉 费力地前行;大力宣传;反复谈论
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logn.原木;圆材;日志;船舶测速仪;观察记录
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flagn.旗;旗帜;国旗;彩旗;旗状装置;铺路用的厚石板;根茎上生长剑形叶的植物;信号旗;所效忠的国家;体育比赛中(用作标志的)小旗
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flowv.流;流动;流出;来自;富有;顺利进行;涨潮;水位上升;飘拂
"late 17th cent. (originally slang): perhaps imitative, or from Latin