scathing
英 ['skeɪðɪŋ]
美 ['skeðɪŋ]
- adj. 严厉的；损伤的
- v. 损伤；伤害（scathe的ing形式）
助记提示
1. 谐音“死烤死、死砍死、使烤死、使砍死”。
2. scythe => scathe.
中文词源
scathing 严厉批评的来自 scathe,伤害，损伤，-ing,形容词后缀。引申词义严厉批评的。
英文词源
- scathing (adj.)
- 1794 in literal sense, present participle adjective from scathe (v.). Of words, speech, etc., from 1852. Related: Scathingly.
双语例句
- 1. He has been scathing in his denunciation of corrupt and incompetent politicians.
- 他抨击起那些腐败无能的政客来一直都很尖刻犀利。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. He then launched a scathing attack on previous leaders.
- 他接着严厉地斥责了几位前任领导者。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. His article is, predictably, a scathing attack on capitalism.
- 可想而知，他的文章是对资本主义的严厉抨击。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. His report was scathing about Loyalist and Republican terror groups.
- 他的报告猛烈抨击了忠英派和共和军的恐怖组织。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. a scathing attack on the new management
- 针对新的管理层的猛烈抨击
来自《权威词典》