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scathing adj.严厉的；尖刻的动词scathe的现在分词形式. (1) 他对那声明进行了严厉的抨击。(2) 这是一本对战争无用性进行严厉批评的小册子。(3) 这人说起话来老这么尖酸刻薄。(4) 我觉得没有必要这么尖刻地抨击我的想法。 Scathing comes from an old Norse verb, to scathe, which means to injure by fire or lighting. Now we use it when someone’s critique is so harsh that it feels like you've been burned. If your best friend turns against you and advertises your faults to the world, and you feel like everyone is staring and talking about you, you are having a scathing experience.

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英 ['skeɪðɪŋ] 美 ['skeɪðɪŋ] (1) He made a scathing attack on the statement.(2) It is a scathing tract on the uselessness of war.(3) He is given to making scathing remarks.(4) I think such a scathing attack on my idea was not necessary. Scathing means witheringly harsh. If you enter a singing contest and the judge says that your singing is like that of a toad with laryngitis, that is scathing criticism. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]严厉的；尖锐的；刻薄的 If you say that someone is being scathing about something, you mean that they are being very critical of it. His report was scathing about Loyalist and Republican terror groups...他的报告猛烈抨击了忠英派和共和军的恐怖组织。He then launched a scathing attack on previous leaders.他接着严厉地斥责了几位前任领导者。scathingly'Oh, they want to be excused,' the other girl said scathingly.“噢，他们想得到原谅，”另一个女孩尖刻地说。

英语单词	scathing
英美音标	英 ['skeɪðɪŋ] 美 ['skeɪðɪŋ]
中文释义	adj.严厉的；尖刻的动词scathe的现在分词形式.
英语例句	(1) He made a scathing attack on the statement. (2) It is a scathing tract on the uselessness of war. (3) He is given to making scathing remarks. (4) I think such a scathing attack on my idea was not necessary.
中文例句	(1) 他对那声明进行了严厉的抨击。 (2) 这是一本对战争无用性进行严厉批评的小册子。 (3) 这人说起话来老这么尖酸刻薄。 (4) 我觉得没有必要这么尖刻地抨击我的想法。
vocabulary简明	Scathing means witheringly harsh. If you enter a singing contest and the judge says that your singing is like that of a toad with laryngitis, that is scathing criticism.
vocabulary扩展	Scathing comes from an old Norse verb, to scathe, which means to injure by fire or lighting. Now we use it when someone’s critique is so harsh that it feels like you've been burned. If your best friend turns against you and advertises your faults to the world, and you feel like everyone is staring and talking about you, you are having a scathing experience.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]严厉的；尖锐的；刻薄的 If you say that someone is being scathing about something, you mean that they are being very critical of it. His report was scathing about Loyalist and Republican terror groups... 他的报告猛烈抨击了忠英派和共和军的恐怖组织。 He then launched a scathing attack on previous leaders. 他接着严厉地斥责了几位前任领导者。 scathingly 'Oh, they want to be excused,' the other girl said scathingly. “噢，他们想得到原谅，”另一个女孩尖刻地说。

Scathing Attack Means Singing 英 Skeɪðɪŋ] 美 Skeɪðɪŋ Adj.严厉的；尖刻的