0 a punishment in which someone is beaten severely with a whip or a stick -- (作为惩罚的)鞭笞,棒打
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
再长的路,一步步也能走完,再短的路,不迈开双脚也无法到达。