scathing

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GRE Collins 1

s. marked by harshly abusive criticism

a. 伤害的, 损伤的, 严厉的

Collins 星级

13,730

BNC 频率

15,580

使用频率

scathing 来源于形容词 scathe，意为伤害或批评，加上 -ing 后缀，表示一种状态或过程。可以联想到尖锐的批评。

例句

1. The teacher gave a scathing review of the student's project.

老师对学生的项目进行了严厉的评价。

2. Her scathing remarks about the movie surprised everyone in the room.

她对那部电影的尖刻评论让房间里的每个人都感到惊讶。

3. The journalist wrote a scathing article criticizing the government's policies.

这位记者写了一篇尖锐的文章，批评政府的政策。