mauls

英 [mɔːlz]

美 [mɔːlz]

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
maul的第三人称单数和复数

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。

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