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flog + object
The cruel master flogged the slave.
残忍的主人鞭打了奴隶。
鞭打；抽打
flogging — present participle of flog
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
鞭打；抽打
to beat someone hard with a whip, rod, or cane, especially as punishment
The cruel master flogged the slave.
残忍的主人鞭打了奴隶。
鞭打或笞打作为惩罚。
To whip or scourge as punishment.
用鞭子或棍棒猛打
beat severely with a whip or rod
过度使用某物；滥用。
To use something to extreme; to abuse.
用藤条抽打
beat with a cane
flog
Base
原形
flogs
3rd person
第三人称单数
flogging
-ing
现在分词
flogged
Past
过去式
flogged
Past participle
过去分词
He flogs the horse to make it run faster.
他鞭打马以让它跑得更快。
She flogged the carpet to remove the dust.
她拍打地毯以去除灰尘。
They are flogging the idea to the investors.
他们正在向投资者推销这个想法。
动词形式规则变化
The cruel captain would flog any sailor who disobeyed orders.
残忍的船长会鞭打任何不服从命令的水手。
AI contextual example
In ancient Rome, slaves were often flogged for stealing.
在古罗马，奴隶常因偷窃而被鞭打。
AI contextual example
Watching the rider flogging his horse, the onlookers felt disgust.
看到骑手鞭打他的马，旁观者感到厌恶。
AI contextual example
The teacher often flogged the students
老师经常鞭打学生。
WordNet
The cruel master flogged the slave.
残忍的主人鞭打了奴隶。
with 引出工具。
The soldier was flogged with a leather belt.
那名士兵被用皮带鞭打。
to death 表示结果。
The captain flogged the sailor to death.
船长把水手鞭打致死。
Not this
He floged the horse to make it go faster.
Use this
He flogged the horse to make it go faster.
flog 是以重读闭音节结尾的动词，加 -ed 时需双写末尾的 g，即 flogged，不能只加一个 g。
Not this
The teacher gave him a flog for cheating.
Use this
The teacher gave him a flogging for cheating.
flog 作名词时通常用动名词形式 flogging，表示“鞭打”的事件或结果，不应直接用原形 flog。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
用藤条抽打某人
The schoolmaster would flog disobedient pupils with a cane.
校长会用藤条抽打不听话的学生。
被公开鞭打；被当众处以鞭刑
Under the old law, a thief could be publicly flogged in the town square.
根据旧法律，小偷可能会在城镇广场被公开鞭打。
把某事物用滥；过度使用某事物
The writer feels that this topic has been flogged to death in recent articles.
这位作者认为这个话题在近期的文章里已经被用滥了。
狠揍某人；暴打某人
The captain shouted that he would flog the hell out of the lazy sailor.
船长喊道，他会把那个懒惰的水手狠揍一顿。
白费力气；做无用功
Stop trying to persuade him; you're flogging a dead horse.
别再试图说服他了，你是在白费力气。
反复谈论某话题直到令人厌烦；老调重弹
The joke was funny once, but they've flogged it to death.
这个笑话一开始很有趣，但他们已经把它讲得令人厌烦了。
兜售商品；（比喻）推销自己的东西
The sellers flog their wares to anyone passing by.
小贩们向任何路过的人兜售他们的商品。
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Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
flog 中有 log（圆木），想象手持木棍（log）抽打，鞭打惩罚。
语域：formal 常见场景：historical writing、legal descriptions of punishment、literary narrative flog 作“鞭打”解时多用于正式或书面语境，比较常见于历史记录、法律文书和文学作品中描述惩罚；日常口语通常用 beat、whip 等更普通的词。
这些词在 /ɑ/ 读法下都与 flog /flɑɡ/ 押韵，末尾都是 -og，读作 /ɑɡ/：dog, log, fog, hog, frog, clog。注意别把词尾的浊辅音 /ɡ/ 误读成清辅音 /k/，如 flock /flɑk/ 与 flog 拼写相近但读音不同。
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