beat a dead horse

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词形变化

beaten a dead horse beats a dead horse 三单 beats a dead horse beating a dead horse 现在分词 beaten a dead horse 过去式 beaten a dead horse 过去分词

别名

flog a dead horse

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason.

    习语

    After having shown us three hours of instructional and safety videos, the inspector was simply beating a dead horse by telling us to buckle up as we got into the van.