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体无完肤

Word · IdiomTraditional體無完膚

battered; refuted thoroughly; heavily edited

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

idiom

injured all over the body; battered and bruised from head to toe

Literal sense describing physical injuries covering the whole body.

Tā他
bèi被
dí敌
rén人
dǎ打
de得
tǐ体
wú无
wán完
fū肤
 。

He was beaten to a pulp by the enemy.

Zhè这
chǎng场
shì事
gù故
hòu后
 ,
tā他
yǐ已
shì是
tǐ体
wú无
wán完
fū肤
 。

After this accident, he was covered in injuries from head to toe.

2.

idiom

(figurative) to be thoroughly refuted; to be ripped to shreds (of arguments); to be heavily edited

Figurative sense used for arguments being completely defeated or text being heavily revised.

Tā他
de的
lùn论
diǎn点
bèi被
pī批
píng评
de得
tǐ体
wú无
wán完
fū肤
 。

His argument was torn to shreds by the critics.

Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
bèi被
biān编
jí辑
gǎi改
de得
tǐ体
wú无
wán完
fū肤
 。

This article was heavily edited by the editor.

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Zài在
biàn辩
lùn论
zhōng中
 ,
tā他
de的
lǐ理
lùn论
bèi被
bó驳
de得
tǐ体
wú无
wán完
fū肤
 。

In the debate, his theory was thoroughly refuted.