flay
/fleɪ; fle/ v[Tn]
1
(a) remove the skin from (a dead animal) 剥（死动物）的皮.
(b) whip violently and cruelly （用鞭子）毒打
He was so angry he nearly flayed his horse alive, ie He beat it so much that some of its skin came off and it almost died. 他气得几乎把马活活抽死.
2 (fig 比喻) criticize (sb/sth) severely 严厉批评（某人[某事物]）.