名詞 flogging:

1. beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
   同義詞：whipping, tanning, lashing, flagellation

動(dòng)詞 flog:

1. beat severely with a whip or rod
   同義詞：flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce
2. beat with a cane
   同義詞：cane, flog, lambaste, lambast

1. He's flogging a dead horse in trying to persuade people to use canals instead of roads.
   他拼命地勸人不要使用公路而去使用運(yùn)河，真是枉費(fèi)口舌。
2. Flogging a new book.
   猛烈抨擊一本新書
3. Punishment by whipping or flogging.
   鞭打懲罰，鞭笞懲罰