"flay" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 剝皮
• 嚴厲批評（比喻用法）

Definition

將某物的皮剝下來，通常指動物或人。也可以指對某人非常嚴厲地批評。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這個動詞非常強烈，常見於文學作品、新聞評論或正式場合。字面意思較為血腥，比喻用法指極端嚴厲的批評，日常對話少用。

Examples

The butcher will flay the animal before cutting the meat.

屠夫會在切肉前先**剝皮**。

The story described how hunters would flay the animal.

故事描述了獵人如何**剝皮**動物。

The critic will flay the new book if it is bad.

如果新書不好，評論家會**嚴厲批評**。

The reporter really flayed the mayor in yesterday's article.

記者在昨天的報導中**嚴厲批評**了市長。

That movie was so bad, the reviewers basically flayed it.

那部電影太差，評論家們簡直是**羣起攻之**。

If you make a mistake, there's no need to flay yourself over it.

如果你犯了錯，沒有必要一直**自責**。