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

复数：floggings　现在分词：flogging　

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
1. a public flogging
  当众处以鞭刑

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.

noun

beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
Synonym:whippingtanninglashingflagellation

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。
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。
Whatever The New Republic is today, it has been busy flogging its storied past.
不管《新共和》如今变成了什么样，它仍在忙于利用自己传奇的过去。
He was sentenced to receive a public flogging.
他被判处当众受鞭刑。
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。
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。
You are flogging a dead horse.
你是在白费力气。
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。
I'm not your master of flogging madwomen.
我不是鞭打疯女人的管家。
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。