| 释义 |
flog | BrE flɒɡ, AmE flɑɡ | transitive verb present participle flogging past tense, past participle flogged ① (beat) 鞭打 biāndǎ ‹offender›▸ to flog sb to death/to within an inch of his/her life 把某人打死/打得半死 ▸ to flog sth to death figurative informal 好话说三遍,鸡狗不稀见 ▸ to flog a dead horse British informal 做徒劳无益的事 ▸ advocates of capital punishment are flogging a dead horse 提倡死刑的人在做无用功 ② British informal (sell) 出售 chūshòu ‹car, furniture›▸ to flog sb sth, to flog sth to sb; 把某物卖给某人 |