maul

英 [mɔːl]

美 [mɔːl]

v.  袭击; 撕咬; 粗手粗脚地摆弄; 粗暴地对待; 狠狠地批评; 猛烈抨击
n.  大木槌

过去分词：mauled　复数：mauls　过去式：mauled　现在分词：mauling　第三人称单数：mauls　

GRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.20010 / COCA.21568

牛津词典

verb

• 袭击；撕咬
  to attack and injure sb by tearing their flesh
• 粗手粗脚地摆弄；粗暴地对待
  to touch sb/sth in an unpleasant and/or violent way
• 狠狠地批评；猛烈抨击
  to criticize sth/sb severely and publicly
• 轻易击败
  to defeat sb easily

柯林斯词典

• VERB (动物)袭击，严重伤害
  If youare mauledby an animal, you are violently attacked by it and badly injured.
  1. He had been mauled by a bear...
     他被熊袭击过。
  2. The dog went berserk and mauled one of the girls.
     狗突然发疯，把其中一个女孩咬伤了。
• VERB 猛烈攻击;抨击;重创
  If someoneis mauled, they are attacked aggressively, and often harmed in some way.
  1. The troops were severely mauled and lost a quarter of their strength before evacuating the island...
     部队遭到重创，从岛上撤退前损失了四分之一的兵力。
  2. The cable-TV and health-care industries are both being mauled by government.
     有线电视和保健业正在遭受政府的严厉批评。

英英释义

noun

• a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
  Synonym:sledgesledgehammer

verb

• injure badly by beating
  Synonym:mangle
• split (wood) with a maul and wedges

双语例句