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

maulmaul /mɔl/ verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYmaul

Origin: 1300-1400 maul hammer (13-20 centuries), from Old French mail, from Latin malleus

VERB TABLE

maul

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	maul
	he, she, it	mauls
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	mauled
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have mauled
	he, she, it	has mauled
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had mauled
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will maul
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have mauled

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

1if an animal mauls someone, it injures him or her badly by tearing his or her flesh: A six-year-old boy was mauled by a mountain lion.2to badly defeat someone in a game or competition: Cincinnati mauled the Oilers Monday night.3to severely criticize someone or something: election ads that mauled his opponent4to touch someone in a rough sexual way