flay

🇺🇸 /fleɪ/ 🇬🇧 /fleɪ/
詞頻
難度
標籤 TOP20000
verb
R

To strip off the skin from a dead animal or person.

The ancient punishment involved flaying the criminal.

古代的懲罰包括剝去罪犯的皮膚。

R

To hit someone very hard, causing their skin to come off.

The brutal attack left him flayed and bruised.

殘忍的攻擊使他遍體鱗傷,青一塊紫一塊。

R

To strongly criticize someone or oneself.

After the failure, he flayed himself for not being more prepared.

失敗之後,他因為沒有準備得更充分而自責。

translation

v. 剝皮, 抽打, 嚴厲批評

詞形變化

3rd Present flays
Past flayed
Perfect flayed
Progressive flaying