excoriate

excoriate
[ɪkˈskɔːrɪeɪt, ɛks-]
verb
[with obj.]
  1. (chieflyMedicine)damage or remove part of the surface of (the skin)
    (主医)擦伤(皮);磨掉(皮)
  2. (formal)censure or criticize severely
    (正式)严厉指责;痛斥
    the papers which had been excoriating him were now lauding him.
    那些过去一直批评他的报纸现在为其唱起了颂歌。
派生
excoriation
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Latin excoriat- 'skinned', from the verb excoriare, from ex- 'out, from' + corium 'skin, hide'
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