"flog" in Chinese (Simplified)
鞭打兜售 (俚语)
Definition
用鞭子或棍子反复鞭打某人作为惩罚;口语中也指费力或快速地出售某物。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
'flog' 在描述体罚时比较正式(历史或法律语境);在英国俚语中,也指“卖”某物,尤其是急于清理时。该“卖”义在美式英语中极少见。
Examples
The prisoner was flogged as punishment.
囚犯因惩罚被**鞭打**。
They tried to flog their old bike online.
他们试图在网上**兜售**他们的旧自行车。
In the past, teachers sometimes flogged students.
过去,老师有时会**鞭打**学生。
He's trying to flog his old phone, but no one wants it.
他正试图**兜售**他旧手机,可是没人要。
People used to be flogged for minor crimes centuries ago.
几个世纪前,人们因为轻微犯罪会被**鞭打**。
I managed to flog my old textbooks at the market last weekend.
我上周末在市场上把旧课本**卖出去了**。