To exploit someone cruelly and ruthlessly, likening it to flaying them alive; to extract every last bit of profit or resource without mercy.
一些不法商家为了追求暴利，对消费者擢筋剥肤，引起了公众的强烈不满。
Some unscrupulous businesses, in pursuit of exorbitant profits, cruelly exploited consumers, leading to strong public dissatisfaction.
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