夏说英语新闻晨读 第80期:蝙蝠侠对战超人

 本期内容：

Despite scathing¹ reviews, the new Warner Bros superhero film, “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”, took $424m in its opening five days. Globally, the opening was the fourth-biggest ever; its $170m box-office take in America set a record for a March launch. The film, adapted from DC Comics, cost more than $250m to make.

词义解析:

Scathing: 尖刻的
Box-office：票房
Adapted from：改编自

1 scathing   

adj.（言词、文章）严厉的，尖刻的；不留情的adv.严厉地，尖刻地v.伤害，损害（尤指使之枯萎）( scathe的现在分词)

参考例句：

• a scathing attack on the new management 针对新的管理层的猛烈抨击
• Her speech was a scathing indictment of the government's record on crime. 她的演讲强烈指责了政府在犯罪问题上的表现。 来自《简明英汉词典》