flag·el·late /ˈflæʤəˌlet/
 (vt.)鞭打,鞭撻(a.)鞭狀的,鞭索形的,有鞭毛的鞭毛蟲


 fla·gel·late /ˈflæʤələt, ˌlet; fləˈʤɛlət/ 形容詞
 有鞭毛的,鞭毛蟲,鞭毛藻,鞭狀匍枝的


 Flag·el·late v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flagellated p. pr. & vb. n. Flagellating ]  To whip; to scourge; to flog.


 Fla·gel·late a.
 1. Flagelliform.
 2. Zool. Of or pertaining to the Flagellata.

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 flagellate
      adj : having or resembling a flagellum or flagella [syn: flagellated,
             whiplike]
      n : usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with
          whiplike appendages; some pathogens of humans and other
          animals [syn: flagellate protozoan, {flagellated
          protozoan, mastigophoran, mastigophore]
      v : whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves" [syn:
          scourge]