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flog

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flog

BrE /flɒg/
NAmE /flɑːg, flɔːg/

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●ˌflog a dead ˈhorse

(BrE,

informal)

waste your effort by trying to do sth that is no longer possible 鞭策死马；做无用功；白费精力

◆Pam’s flogging a dead horse trying to organize the theatre trip. It’s quite obvious that nobody’s interested.
帕姆想组织剧团巡回演出，无疑是白费心机。很明显没有人感兴趣。

NOTE If an animal or a person is flogged, it is/they are hit many times with a whip or a stick, usually as a punishment. * flog 指用鞭子或棍子抽打某人或动物，以示惩罚。

●ˌflog sth to ˈdeath

(BrE,

informal)

talk/write about or deal with a subject so often that there is no longer any interest in it 滥用；使成为陈词滥调

◆The word ‘new’ has really been flogged to death in advertisements, and nobody believes it any more.
“新式”这个词在广告里都用滥了，没人再相信了。

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