flogging的中文翻译是什么意思

flogging

US/ˈflɑgɪŋ/
UK/ˈflɒgɪŋ/

n. 鞭打

v. 滥用( flog的现在分词 ); <非正>出售; 多次重打; 鞭策死马

flogging柯林斯释义

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。

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。

  • 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.

    flogging英文释义

    Noun

    1. beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment

      flogging场景例句

      You're flogging a dead horse by asking him to lend you money.

      你向他借钱是白费力气.

      Doesn't he know he's flogging the dead horse trying to interest us in his savings scheme?

      他想让我们对他的储蓄计划感兴趣,难道他不知道这是白费心力了 吗 ?

      Many people decry flogging ( or caning ).

      许多人反对鞭打或棒打.

      Trying to get a financial contribution from Mark is flogging a dead horse.

      企图从迈克那得到财政援助是徒劳无益的.

      He's flogging a dead horse in trying to persuade people to use canals instead of roads.

      他拼命地劝人不要使用公路而去使用运河,真是枉费口舌.

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      flogging词性变形

      floggings

      flogging近义词

      persecution