Question of the Day #92

"MSNBC reporter torches Sean Spicer: Why did Trump ask Congress to uncover wiretap info he already has?"
From this article at Raw Story.

上記の文で、torchの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "torch" mean?

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解答

意味： 英辞郎によると、


〔～に〕火を付ける、放火する

が唯一の他動詞としての訳であるが、この例の場合は、前回のQuestion of the Day #91 Roastとほぼ同じなので、「酷評する」が適訳だと思います。

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

to set fire to with or as if with a torch

However, in this example, I think the meaning is closer to "roast" (meaning "to subject to severe criticism or ridicule") that was used in Question of the Day #91.