(flogged, flogging)with obj.
1
- beat (someone) with a whip or stick to punish or torture them鞭打, 棒打：
the executioner flogged the woman
刽子手鞭打那女人
as noun flogging public floggings.当众的鞭笞。
1.1
- informal promote or talk about (something) repetitively or at excessive length〈非正式〉大力宣传; 反复谈论：
rather than flogging one idea to death, they should be a light-hearted pop group.
他们不应该就一种想法死命渲染, 而应成为一支轻松愉快的流行乐队。
2
- Brit. informal sell or offer for sale〈英, 非正式〉卖, 出售：
he made a fortune flogging beads to hippies.
他靠卖珠子给嬉皮士们发了财。
3
- no obj., with adverbial of direction Brit. informal make one's way with strenuous effort〈英, 非正式〉费力地前行：
I was pleasantly warm flogging up to the bottom of the crag.
我费力地爬到峭壁下, 感觉暖洋洋的。
in sing.
- Brit. informal an arduous climb or struggle〈英, 非正式〉费劲地爬（或挣扎）：
a long flog up the mountainside.
长时间吃力的爬山。
短语
flog a dead horse
- waste energy on a lost cause or unalterable situation作无用功, 徒劳无益。
词源
late 17th cent. (originally slang)： perhaps imitative, or from Latin flagellare 'to whip', from flagellum 'whip'.