floggings
英 [ˈflɒgɪŋz]
美 [ˈflɑgɪŋz]
n. (作为惩罚的)鞭笞，棒打
flogging的复数
柯林斯词典
- 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。
- They are trying to flog their house.
- 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。
- In these places people starved, were flogged, were clubbed to death...
- 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.
双语例句
- Beatings, floggings, and "accidental" shootings of natives were common.
殴打、鞭笞和“意外”射杀当地人的事件很常见。