ADJ-GRADED
严厉的;尖锐的;刻薄的
If you say that someone is being scathing about something, you mean that they are being very critical of it.
例句
His report was scathing about Loyalist and Republican terror groups...
他的报告猛烈抨击了忠英派和共和军的恐怖组织。
He then launched a scathing attack on previous leaders.
他接着严厉地斥责了几位前任领导者。