flays

英[fleɪ] 美[fleɪ]
  • v.剥皮;去皮;抢夺;痛责
flayer flayed flayed flaying flays
Verb:
  1. strip the skin off

    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。