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单词 excoriate
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ex•co•ri•ate  (ik skôrē āt′, -skōr-),USA pronunciation v.t., -at•ed, -at•ing. 
  1. to denounce or berate severely;
    flay verbally:He was excoriated for his mistakes.
  2. to strip off or remove the skin from:Her palms were excoriated by the hard labor of shoveling.
  • Late Latin excoriātus (past participle of excoriāre to strip, skin). See ex-1, corium, -ate1
  • late Middle English 1375–1425

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
excoriate /ɪkˈskɔːrɪˌeɪt/ vb (transitive)
  1. to strip (the skin) from (a person or animal); flay
  2. to lose (a superficial area of skin), as by scratching, the application of chemicals, etc
  3. to denounce vehemently; censure severely
Etymology: 15th Century: from Late Latin excoriāre to strip, flay, from Latin corium skin, hide

exˌcoriˈation n
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