Flog the cat
作无用的追悔
🧩 词语组成解析
flog
[flɑɡ]
vt. 鞭打，鞭策;迫使;
the
[ðə]
art. 指已提到的人（物）;指说话人与听者已知的人（物）;用于独一无二的事物前;与形容词最高级和序数词连用;
cat
[kæt]
n. 猫;猫科动物;狠毒的女人;爵士乐爱好者;
vt. 把（锚）吊放在锚架上;〈俚〉寻欢，宿娼;
🗣️ 情景例句
Now we can really start the party!
现在我们可以真正开始舞会了！
Half a loaf is better then no bread.
半块面包亦胜无。
When the ship finally arrived in a port, the wooden cover was opened wide and Kunta could see in daylight for the first time across the part of the ship where he had been chained.
当船终于到达一个港口时，木盖打开了，孔塔这才第一次在日光下扫视了他被拴在那儿的那一部分船舱。