excoriate

ek'skɒ:rieit

GRE

v express strong disapproval of
v tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading

vt. 剥皮, 擦破皮肤, 严厉的责难

40,141

BNC 频率

22,662

使用频率

ex-表示“外部、出去”，cor来源于拉丁语“corium”，意为“皮肤”。iate是一个动词后缀。整体意思是“剥去皮肤”，引申为“严厉批评”。

例句

1. The teacher excoriated the students for not completing their homework on time.

老师批评学生没有按时完成作业。

2. The film critic excoriated the movie for its poor plot and weak character development.

影评人批评这部电影情节糟糕，角色发展薄弱。

3. She felt hurt when her friend excoriated her fashion choices during the party.

她在派对上被朋友批评时，感到很受伤。