及物动词鞭打，鞭策; 迫使
1. flog a dead horse : 徒劳；
flog的解释
及物动词
1. Frequently slaves were flogged.
奴隶们常受鞭打。
1. 你揮了揮手上的鞭子：flip 你拍拍你身上的灰尘. | flog 你挥了挥手上的鞭子. | flop 你扑通地跌了一跤.
2. (用鞭、棍等)抽打：file向......提出控告 | flog(用鞭、棍等)抽打 | flogging抽打
3. 鞭打/鞭笞/挞/棰：floeberg /小冰山/ | flog /鞭打/鞭笞/挞/棰/ | flogging /鞭打/
1. 出售;卖掉
If someone tries to flog something, they try to sell it.
e.g. They are trying to flog their house.
他们正试图卖掉房子。
2. 鞭笞;棒打
If someone is flogged, they are hit very hard with a whip or stick as a punishment.
e.g. 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。
e.g. Flog them soundly.
好好鞭打他们一顿。
3. 做徒劳无益的事;白忙活
If you say that someone is flogging a dead horse, you mean that they are trying to achieve something impossible.
1. Unusual in Shanghai, she was smiling rather than trying to flog us foreigners something.
2. Other technological developments such as mobile broadband have made it easier than ever to flog unwanted goods.
3. MacKinnon was allegedly using this as a reason to flog his trade in seal meat to the Chinese market.
4. So do not be surprised to see many venders trying to flog red belts in the underground passages and the entrances of subway stations.