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pillory

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英 [ˈpɪləri]
美 [ˈpɪləri]
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  • n.

    颈手枷;

  • vt.

    使受公众嘲笑;将…示众;给…上颈手枷;处…以枷刑

  • 变形

    复数:pillories过去式:pilloried过去分词:pilloried现在分词:pillorying第三人称单数:pillories

    英英释义

    pillory[ 'piləri ]

    • n.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
    • v.
      • expose to ridicule or public scorn

        同义词:gibbet

      • punish by putting in a pillory
      • criticize harshly or violently

        同义词:savagecrucify

    学习怎么用

    双语例句

    用作名词(n.)
    1. 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。
    用作动词(v.)
    1. 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。

    权威例句

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    Public Secrets: Sodomy and the Pillory in the Eighteenth Century and Beyond
    Disclosure and compliance: The 'pillory' as an innovative regulatory instrument
    The pillory, the precipice and the slippery slope: the profound effects of the UK's legal reform programme targeting EU migrants