mauling
v. (尤指动物)撕裂…的皮肉( maul的现在分词 ); 伤害; 虐待; 粗手粗脚地摆弄
If you are mauled by an animal, you are violently attacked by it and badly injured.
He had been mauled by a bear...
他被熊袭击过。
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。
If someone is mauled, they are attacked aggressively, and often harmed in some way.
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。
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。
Stop mauling the cat.
别虐待猫.