音标:[flei] ;
vt. 剥皮, 去皮, 抢夺
[医] 剥皮, 剥兽皮
v. strip the skin off
词型变化:过去式 : flayed ; 过去分词 : flayed ; 现在分词 : flaying ; 第三人称单数 : flays
考试类型:[托福/GRE]
词性分布:
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flay的用法和样例:

例句

用作动词(v.)
  1. A good shepherd must fleece his sheep but not flay them.好牧人只剪羊毛,不剥羊皮。(不要杀鸡取卵)
  2. He was going to flay that stranger with every trick known to the law.他要用法律上所有的招数来痛斥那个陌生人。

词汇搭配

  • flay a flea for the hide and tallow连跳蚤也要剥它一层皮...
  • flay a flint贪得无厌

经典引文

  • The tanned skins of rebels flayed alive.

    出自:U. Le Guin
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