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flog BrE /flɒg/
NAmE /flɑːg, flɔːg/► SEE ALLflog a dead horseflog sth to death
●ˌflog a dead ˈhorse (BrE, informal) waste your effort by trying to do sth that is no longer possible 鞭策死马；做无用功；白费精力◆Pam’s flogging a dead horse trying to organize the theatre trip. It’s quite obvious that nobody’s interested.
帕姆想组织剧团巡回演出，无疑是白费心机。很明显没有人感兴趣。 NOTE If an animal or a person is flogged, it is/they are hit many times with a whip or a stick, usually as a punishment. * flog 指用鞭子或棍子抽打某人或动物，以示惩罚。 ●ˌflog sth to ˈdeath (BrE, informal) talk/write about or deal with a subject so often that there is no longer any interest in it 滥用；使成为陈词滥调◆The word ‘new’ has really been flogged to death in advertisements, and nobody believes it any more.
“新式”这个词在广告里都用滥了，没人再相信了。 |