scathing
US
UK scathing adj: figurative (critical, hurtful)
SC 猛烈抨击的 měng liè pēng jī de
SC 严厉批评的 měng liè pēng jī de ，yán lì pī píng de
The papers today are full of scathing reviews of my book.
Mr. Brandon can be scathing; yesterday his comments had some of his pupils in tears.
scathe [sb] vtr: rare, literary, literal (harm, wound)
SC 伤害，损害 shāng hài，sǔn hài
TC 傷害，損害
TC 傷害，損害
The blade merely scathed the soldier's arm.
scathe [sth/sb] vtr: rare, figurative (criticize harshly)
SC 严厉地批评, 尖刻地痛斥
The critic scathed the play, causing it to flop.