📅 雅思/考研英语每日词卡|6月3日
【flog】 /flɒɡ/
v. 鞭笞;鞭打
✨ 释义:
To punish someone by hitting them many times with a whip or stick.
✍️ 例句:
An escaped slave who murdered one of the king’s guards has been brought to justice and will this day be flogged to death for his crime.
一名谋杀国王侍卫的逃亡奴隶已被绳之以法,并将于今日被处以鞭刑。
🔁 同源词:
flogging (n. 鞭刑) | flogger (n. 施鞭刑者)
🧠 巧记:
f + log(木头) → 想象用木头棍子鞭打
📌 搭配:
▫️ flog to death 鞭打致死
▫️ flog a dead horse 白费力气(习语,字面:鞭打死马)
▫️ publicly flogged 当众鞭打
💬 日常用法:
In some countries, criminals can still be flogged as a form of punishment.
在一些国家,罪犯仍会被处以鞭刑作为惩罚。
🔗 同义词:
whip / lash / beat / thrash
⚠️ 注意:
flog 在英式口语中也有“出售”的意思(They were flogging souvenirs at the market),但在学术和正式语境中仍以“鞭打”为主。
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