excoriate 的意思是苛责，责难。 Comments on Chinese social media and by health experts have excoriated local officials in Wuhan for not being more forthcoming about the threat posed by the novel coronavirus. 中国社交媒体上和医务专家们的评论对武汉的地方官员提出责难，认为他们没有及时通报新型冠状病毒带来的威胁。