flog
美[flɑːɡ] 英[flɒɡ]
v. 鞭打;鞭笞(作为惩罚);兜售
英英释义
Verb- beat severely with a whip or rod;
"The teacher often flogged the students" "The children were severely trounced"
- beat with a cane
例句
用作动词(v.)- It is useless to flog a dead horse鞭打死马,徒劳无益。
- 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!
- Nowadays, it is an inhumane punishment to flog the disobedient soldiers or sailors.现今,鞭笞不服从的兵士或水手是不人道的惩罚。
- He tried to flog me a broken TV set.他一个劲儿向我兜售一个破电视机。
- 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。