英语词汇“flay”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

flayflay /fleɪ/ verb (flays, flayed, flaying) [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYflay

Origin: Old English flean

VERB TABLE

flay

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	flay
	he, she, it	flays
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	flayed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have flayed
	he, she, it	has flayed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had flayed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will flay
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have flayed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am flaying
	he, she, it	is flaying
	you, we, they	are flaying
Past	I, he, she, it	was flaying
	you, we, they	were flaying
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been flaying
	he, she, it	has been flaying
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been flaying
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be flaying
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been flaying

1formal to criticize someone very severely: Congressmen have flayed the president for neglecting domestic issues.2literary to whip or beat someone very severely3formal to remove the skin from an animal or person, especially one that is dead