with obj.
- flog (someone), either as a religious discipline or for sexual gratification（因宗教戒条或为获得性满足而）鞭笞, 鞭打：
he flagellated himself with branches.
他用枝条抽打自己来赎罪（或来获得性满足）。
派生词
flagellation
nounflagellator
nounflagellatory
/-lətərɪ/ adjective词源
early 17th cent.: from Latin flagellat- 'whipped', from flagellare.
Zoology 【动】
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- a protozoan that has one or more flagella used for swimming鞭毛虫; 鞭毛藻。
1.1
- Several phyla in the kingdom Protista (formerly subphylum Mastigophora, phylum Protozoa), including forms such as euglena that are sometimes regarded as algae.原生生物界中数门（旧作鞭毛亚门, 原生动物门）, 包括有时被当作藻类的眼虫藻等门类。
- (of a cell or single-celled organism) bearing one or more flagella（细胞, 单细胞生物）有鞭毛的：
motile flagellate cells.
长有鞭毛的游动细胞。
词源
mid 19th cent.: from FLAGELLUM+ -ATE2.