flay

动词 flay:

1. strip the skin off

1. In his flay, he screwed up her letter and threw it into the wastepaper basket.
   他一气之下，把她写来的信揉成一团，扔进了废纸篓。
2. Last week I saw a woman flay, and you will hardly believe how much it alters her person for the worse.
   上星期我看到一个妇人受到痛责，而你或许不能相信，这使她的为人变得更糟糕了。

flay

v.tr.（及物动词）
flayed,flay.ing,flays
To strip off the skin or outer covering of.
剥皮：剥去皮或表部表层
To strip of money or goods; fleece.
抢劫，抢夺：剥夺钱或物品；诈取
To whip or lash.
痛打：鞭打或用鞭子抽
To assail with stinging criticism; excoriate.
痛责：以尖刻的批评攻击；严厉地批评

来源：
Middle English flen
中古英语 flen
from Old English flôan
源自 古英语 flôan

【引伸】
flay.er
n.（名词）