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单词 flay
释义 flay
\ˈflā\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English flen, from Old English flēan; akin to Middle Dutch vlaen to skin, Old Norse flā to skin, Lithuanian plėšti to tear
1. : to strip off the skin or surface of : skin
 < flay an ox >
 < flayed him with a lash >
 < with her nails she'll flay thy wolfish visage — Shakespeare >
2. : to subject to treatment like or likened to skinning: as
 a. : to strip of possessions
  < the people flayed by excessive taxes >
 b. : to reprove harshly : criticize severely : censure, excoriate
  < his wife flayed him when she heard where he had been >
Synonyms: see skin

- flay a flint
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