floggings

英 [ˈflɒgɪŋz]

美 [ˈflɑgɪŋz]

n.  (作为惩罚的)鞭笞，棒打
flogging的复数

机械

柯林斯词典

• VERB 出售;卖掉
  If someone tries toflogsomething, they try to sell it.
  1. They are trying to flog their house.
     他们正试图卖掉房子。
• VERB 鞭笞;棒打
  If someoneis flogged, they are hit very hard with a whip or stick as a punishment.
  1. In these places people starved, were flogged, were clubbed to death...
     在这些地方，人们忍饥挨饿，遭受鞭打，甚至会被乱棍打死。
  2. Flog them soundly.
     好好鞭打他们一顿。
• 做徒劳无益的事;白忙活
  If you say that someoneis flogging a dead horse, you mean that they are trying to achieve something impossible.

双语例句

• Beatings, floggings, and "accidental" shootings of natives were common.
  殴打、鞭笞和“意外”射杀当地人的事件很常见。