flog

flɒg

Collins 1

v. beat severely with a whip or rod

vt. 鞭打, 鞭策, 严厉的批评, 迫使

Collins 星级

13,850

BNC 频率

21,116

使用频率

flog 没有明显的词根词缀，但可以联想到与“打”有关的词汇，如“flagellate”（鞭打）等。

例句

1. The teacher decided to flog the idea of extra homework to improve students' grades.

老师决定推广增加家庭作业的想法，以提高学生的成绩。

2. In the past, people would flog a horse to make it run faster.

在过去，人们会抽打马匹以让它跑得更快。

3. He felt guilty after he had to flog his old books at a yard sale.

他在旧货出售会上不得不卖掉旧书后感到内疚。