pummel

pummel
(pummelled, pummelling; pummeled, pummeling)
  1. [with obj.]strike repeatedly, typically with the fists
    (尤指用拳头)连揍,连打,连击
    he felt like a boxer who had been pummelled mercilessly against the ropes.
    他感到自己颇像一个拳击手,已经被无情地逼靠在绳索上连连挨揍。
    ■(N. Amer. informal)criticize severely
    (北美,非正式)严厉地批评(或指责)
    he has been pummelled by the reviewers.
    他遭到了评论家们的严厉抨击。
语源
  1. mid 16th cent.: variant of pommel
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