flog

• v.鞭打；鞭笞（作为惩罚）；兜售

1. beat severely with a whip or rod;

   "The teacher often flogged the students"
   "The children were severely trounced"
   

2. beat with a cane

1. It is useless to flog a dead horse
   鞭打死马，徒劳无益。
2. How cruel was the man to flog his own son to death!
   这个男人竟把自己的亲生儿鞭打死了，多么残忍!
3. Nowadays, it is an inhumane punishment to flog the disobedient soldiers or sailors.
   现今，鞭笞不服从的兵士或水手是不人道的惩罚。
4. He tried to flog me a broken TV set.
   他一个劲儿向我兜售一个破电视机。
5. I had a letter from a company trying to flog me insurance.
   我收到了一家公司的信，向我推销保险。

beat 打
lash 鞭子
whip 鞭子
thrash 打(谷)
scourge 灾难
spank 掴（屁股）
cane 手杖
strap 皮带
whale 鲸
flay 剥皮
leather 皮革
switch 转换
wallop 重击
pummel 猛击
punch 按(键)
slash 猛砍
trounce 痛打
Lambast 狂打
welt 鞭痕
lather (肥皂水的)泡沫...
lambaste 痛打