伊拉克前总统萨达姆在10月19日第一次出庭40天之后，28日又在首都巴格达戒备森严的“绿区”内的一个法庭第二次出庭接受审判。萨达姆戴铐入庭，怒斥主审法官。

请看外电报道：A combative¹ Saddam Hussein lashed³ out Monday at his treatment by American "occupiers and invaders⁴" and lectured the chief judge about leadership as his trial resumed in a rambling⁵ and unfocused session.

报道中lash out指的是“猛烈抨击、严厉斥责”，常和at连用，表示“对…猛烈抨击”，例如，The article lashed out at social injustice⁶.（这篇文章对社会上的不公平现象进行了猛烈抨击。）；It seemed that he was going to lash² out at her, but he controlled himself.（他似乎就要斥责她了，但马上又控制住了自己。）

Lash out 还有“猛击、猛踢”的意思，如：He lashed out at them with his fists.（他用拳头猛揍他们。）