maul

Các nghĩa

1. đối xử thô bạo

   To handle someone or something in a rough way.

   Chimpanzees have been known to maul their owners.

2. cắn xé, làm bị thương nặng

   To savage; to cause serious physical wounds.

   usually

   The bear mauled him in a terrible way.

   The embattled heavy cruiser is not in immediate danger of sinking, but is being badly mauled.

3. chỉ trích gay gắt

   To criticise harshly.

   figuratively

   The latest film by the Cohen brothers was mauled by the press, and was a box-office flop to boot.

4. đập bằng vồ

   To beat with a maul.

   transitive

5. nghịch ngợm thô bạo, mơn trớn mạnh

   To play rough, to fondle intensively.

   slang

   28 year old big, burly, bearded grizzly looking for other bears to maul me! Facial/body hair, brains a plus!

Dạng khác

• mauls present, singular, third-person
• mauling participle, present
• mauled participle, past

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