flay
UK/flei/US
TOEFLGREC2
Definitions
v.
To strip the skin off an animal or person; to criticize someone harshly
剥皮；严厉批评
Root Breakdown
Native Englishflayother
=flay
Example Sentences
- 1.
Medieval executioners would flay the skin from criminals as punishment.
- 2.
The critics were quick to flay the director's latest film as derivative.