flogs

英 [flɒɡz] 美 [flɑːɡz]

v.  鞭笞,棒打(作为惩罚); 出售(某物给某人)
flog的第三人称单数



柯林斯词典

  1. VERB 出售;卖掉
    If someone tries to flog something, they try to sell it.
    1. They are trying to flog their house.
      他们正试图卖掉房子。
  2. VERB 鞭笞;棒打
    If someone is flogged, they are hit very hard with a whip or stick as a punishment.
    1. 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。
    2. Flog them soundly.
      好好鞭打他们一顿。
  3. 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

    1. According to new derees, illegal immigrants and their employers may face half-year imprisonment and as much as 6 flogs.
      根据新的法令,非法移民与雇用他们的老板,将面临半年刑期,以及多达六下的鞭刑。
    2. You name it, he ate it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner: duck's brains, bear paws, shark fin, camel's hump, ape lips, chicken, flogs, venison, and all sorts of rare, expensive delicacies.
      一日三餐,只要你说的上名的,什么鸭脑、熊掌、鱼翅、驼峰、猿唇、山鸡、田鸡、鹿肉等等,各种奇珍美味他都吃过。