excoriate

英 [ˌeksˈkɔːrieɪt]

美 [ˌeksˈkɔːrieɪt]

v.  擦破，擦伤，剥落(皮肤); 严厉指责; 痛斥

过去式：excoriated　过去分词：excoriated　现在分词：excoriating　第三人称单数：excoriates　

GRE

BNC.40141 / COCA.22662

牛津词典

verb

• 擦破，擦伤，剥落（皮肤）
  to irritate a person's skin so that it starts to come off
• 严厉指责；痛斥
  to criticize sb/sth severely

柯林斯词典

• VERB 批判;痛斥;严厉指责
  Toexcoriatea person or organization means to criticize them severely, usually in public.
  1. He proceeded to excoriate me in front of the nurses.
     他开始在护士面前痛斥我。

英英释义

verb

• express strong disapproval of
  1. We condemn the racism in South Africa
  2. These ideas were reprobated
  Synonym:condemnreprobatedecryobjurgate
• tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading
  1. This leash chafes the dog's neck
  Synonym:chafe

双语例句

• Separately, much of the African writing culture that remains on the continent, including kwani?, is propped up with cash from the western donors that African Writers purport to excoriate.
  此外，留下来植根于非洲大陆的创作文化之大部，包括《宽尼文学期刊》在内，都靠西方捐款者的金钱扶持，而这些金援者却正是非洲作家们号称要斥责的人。
• To criticize severely and devastatingly; excoriate.
  严厉地和带毁灭性地批评；狠批。
• The psychologist Barry Schwartz used the kindergarten experiment to excoriate an experimental New York schools programme which paid older children to show up and work hard.
  心理学家巴里·施瓦兹利用一个在幼儿园进行的实验，批判纽约多家学校通过付钱给年龄较大的儿童让他们到校认真学习的试验性做法。
• He took the opportunity to describe China's efforts to combat the financial crisis, to emphasise that China had no lust for world power, and to excoriate the "immorality" of unfettered market greed.
  他利用机会描述中国为解决金融危机所作出的努力，强调那个中国没有对世界强国的欲望，批判无拘无束的市场的“不道德”贪婪。
• Accordingly, plenty of Jewish writers title Singer as "Spiritual Father" to express their affirmation and appreciation to his never-ending efforts to examine, interrogate and excoriate the souls of human beings ruthlessly.
  辛格对人类灵魂进行了检验、拷问和无情批判，这使得很多犹太作家尊其为精神之父以表达他们对辛格不懈努力的肯定和欣赏。
• To assail with stinging criticism; excoriate.
  痛责以尖刻的批评攻击；
• That's why the solution to substandard performance is always to excoriate, punish and shame the child.
  这就是为什么不合格的教育方法，对孩子通常是严格的、惩罚的、羞耻的。
• He proceeded to excoriate me in front of the nurses.
  他开始在护士面前痛斥我。