flagellation
美 [ˌflædʒəˈleɪʃn]英 [ˌflædʒəˈleɪʃn]
- n.鞭笞，鞭打(通常作为宗教惩戒措施)
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There is a ceremony of prayer and flagellation before the dancing begins .
舞蹈开始前会举行祈祷和鞭笞的仪式。
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Flagellation is thought to be helpful in cases of atrophy and emaciation .
鞭挞被认为是在萎缩和消瘦的案件有帮助。
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They are not about to engage in mutual flagellation . The new rules will not be retrospective , and many sanctions will not bite until 2013 .
它们可不准备互相鞭挞，新规则并没有追溯力，很多制裁要到2013年才实施。
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Perhaps 14000 people were sent to S-21 for a daily routine of electrocution , water-boarding and flagellation before being carted off for execution - a shovel or spade to the head - at the nearby " killing fields . "
据计大概有14000人被送进S-21监狱，接受日常惯例的电击，水刑和鞭刑，直到在附近的“杀人场”被断头处决——用铁锹或铁锨击打头部。