pillories
英['pɪləri]
美['pɪləri]
- n.颈手枷；示众；嘲弄v.套上枷锁；使遭人嘲笑
详细释义
Noun:
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a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn
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expose to ridicule or public scorn
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punish by putting in a pillory
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criticize harshly or violently;
"The press savaged the new President"
"The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"
双语例句
- The world mocks at it and sometimes puts one in the pillory for it.
世人对它大加嘲笑,有时甚至还给它带上颈手枷。 - She was pilloried in the press for her extravagant parties.
她的聚会十分铺张，新闻界对她大加嘲弄。
用作名词 (n.)
用作动词 (v.)
用法讲解
- nail to the pillory 钉在枷架上
- in the pillory 被处枷刑
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