covered with wounds; badly injured all over
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1 sense · 5 examplesidiom
covered all over with wounds; severely injured
literaryA fixed four-character idiom. Can be used literally for physical injuries or figuratively for severe criticism or damage (e.g., in debates, reviews).
Jīng经
guò过
nà那
chǎng场
cán残
kù酷
de的
zhàn战
dòu斗
，
tā他
bèi被
dǎ打
dé得
biàn遍
tǐ体
lín鳞
shāng伤
。
After that brutal battle, he was beaten until he was covered in wounds.
Tā他
de的
xīn新
lǐ理
lùn论
zài在
xué学
shù术
huì会
yì议
shàng上
bèi被
pī批
píng评
dé得
biàn遍
tǐ体
lín鳞
shāng伤
。
His new theory was torn to shreds (criticized severely) at the academic conference.
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Cóng从
chē车
huò祸
xiàn现
chǎng场
jiù救
chū出
de的
sī司
jī机
yǐ已
shì是
biàn遍
tǐ体
lín鳞
shāng伤
。
The driver rescued from the car crash was already severely injured all over.
Zhè这
běn本
shū书
de的
chū初
gǎo稿
bèi被
biān编
jí辑
gǎi改
dé得
biàn遍
tǐ体
lín鳞
shāng伤
。
The first draft of this book was edited so heavily it was full of 'wounds' (marked up extensively).
Sēn森
lín林
dà大
huǒ火
guò过
hòu后
，
xǔ许
duō多
shù树
mù木
bèi被
shāo烧
dé得
biàn遍
tǐ体
lín鳞
shāng伤
。
After the forest fire, many trees were left severely charred and damaged.