"flog" in Chinese (Traditional)
鞭打兜售 (俚語)
Definition
用鞭子或棍子反覆鞭打某人作為懲罰;口語中也指費力或快速地出售某物。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
'flog' 在描述體罰時較為正式(歷史或法律語境);在英國俚語中,也指「賣」某物,特別是急於清理時。這種「賣」的意思在美式英語中很少見。
Examples
The prisoner was flogged as punishment.
囚犯因懲罰被**鞭打**。
They tried to flog their old bike online.
他們試圖在網上**兜售**他們的舊自行車。
In the past, teachers sometimes flogged students.
過去,老師有時會**鞭打**學生。
He's trying to flog his old phone, but no one wants it.
他正試圖**兜售**他舊手機,可是沒人要。
People used to be flogged for minor crimes centuries ago.
幾個世紀前,人們因輕罪會被**鞭打**。
I managed to flog my old textbooks at the market last weekend.
我上週末在市場上把舊課本**賣出去了**。