flagellate

🇬🇧 UK/'flædʒәleit/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To whip or flog someone; to harshly criticize or chastise.

鞭打;严厉斥责

n.

An organism, such as a protozoan, that has one or more flagella.

鞭毛虫;有鞭毛的生物

adj.

Having flagella; resembling a whip.

有鞭毛的;鞭状的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Loanword
flagellateother
=flagellate

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Historical accounts describe soldiers who were brutally flagellated.

  • 2.

    Flagellate organisms possess whip-like appendages for locomotion.

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