flog

KK [flɑg] /flɑɡ/

動詞

  1. 1

    鞭打、鞭笞

    In those days, sailors were flogged for even minor offenses.

    那個年代,水手即使犯了小錯也會被鞭打。

  2. 2

    賣、叫賣、賤賣英式,口語

    He was flogging cheap sunglasses to tourists near the station.

    他在車站附近向遊客叫賣便宜的太陽眼鏡。

  3. 3

    極力推銷、猛力宣傳口語

    She spent the whole month flogging her new cookbook on talk shows.

    她整個月都在談話節目上極力推銷她的新食譜。

  4. 4

    嚴厲批評、痛批

    Critics flogged the movie for its lazy, predictable ending.

    影評人痛批這部電影結局草率又老套。

  5. 5

    逼迫、驅使

    He flogged himself through another twelve-hour shift.

    他逼著自己再撐過一個十二小時的班。

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片語

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    徒勞無功、白費力氣口語

    Arguing with him about politics is just flogging a dead horse.

    跟他爭論政治只是白費力氣。

flog — 英漢字典