flogging
- IPA[ˈfläɡiNG]
美式
- a punishment in which the victim is hit repeatedly with a whip or stick
noun: flogging, plural noun: floggings
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名詞
- 1. a punishment in which the victim is hit repeatedly with a whip or stick public floggings flogging was the principal form of military punishment
- beat (someone) with a whip or stick as a punishment: the men had been flogged and branded on the forehead
- an arduous climb or struggle: a long flog up the mountainside
Oxford Dictionary
- beat (someone) with a whip or stick as punishment or torture: the stolen horses will be returned and the thieves flogged
Oxford American Dictionary
- waste energy on a lost cause or a situation that cannot be changed
Oxford Dictionary
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- IPA[ˈflɒɡɪŋ]
英式
- a punishment in which the victim is hit repeatedly with a whip or stick: public floggings flogging was the principal form of military punishment
Oxford Dictionary