scathing
英 ['ske?e??]
美['skee??]
- adj. 嚴厲的；損傷的
- v. 損傷；傷害（scathe的ing形式）
GRE低頻詞TEM8
詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?scathingly;
助記提示
1. 諧音“死烤死、死砍死、使烤死、使砍死”。
2. scythe => scathe.
2. scythe => scathe.
中文詞源
scathing 嚴厲批評的
來自 scathe,傷害，損傷，-ing,形容詞后綴。引申詞義嚴厲批評的。
英文詞源
- scathing (adj.)
- 1794 in literal sense, present participle adjective from scathe (v.). Of words, speech, etc., from 1852. Related: Scathingly.
雙語例句
- 1. He has been scathing in his denunciation of corrupt and incompetent politicians.
- 他抨擊起那些腐敗無能的政客來一直都很尖刻犀利。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He then launched a scathing attack on previous leaders.
- 他接著嚴厲地斥責了幾位前任領導者。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. His article is, predictably, a scathing attack on capitalism.
- 可想而知，他的文章是對資本主義的嚴厲抨擊。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. His report was scathing about Loyalist and Republican terror groups.
- 他的報告猛烈抨擊了忠英派和共和軍的恐怖組織。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. a scathing attack on the new management
- 針對新的管理層的猛烈抨擊
來自《權威詞典》