動詞 flay:

1. strip the skin off

1. In his flay, he screwed up her letter and threw it into the wastepaper basket.
   他一氣之下，把她寫來的信揉成一團，扔進了廢紙簍。
2. Last week I saw a woman flay, and you will hardly believe how much it alters her person for the worse.
   上星期我看到一個婦人受到痛責，而你或許不能相信，這使她的為人變得更糟糕了。

flay

v.tr.（及物動詞）
flayed,flay.ing,flays
To strip off the skin or outer covering of.
剝皮：剝?nèi)テせ虮聿勘韺?/br>To strip of money or goods; fleece.
搶劫，搶奪：剝奪錢或物品；詐取
To whip or lash.
痛打：鞭打或用鞭子抽
To assail with stinging criticism; excoriate.
痛責：以尖刻的批評攻擊；嚴厲地批評

來源：
Middle English flen
中古英語 flen
from Old English flôan
源自 古英語 flôan

【引伸】
flay.er
n.（名詞）