pillory是什么意思
2024-01-31 09:01:16
pillory
n. 颈手枷；示众；嘲弄
v. 套上枷锁；使遭人嘲笑
名词复数：pillories 过去式：pilloried 过去分词：pilloried 现在分词：pillorying 第三人称单数：pillories
近义词：ridicule，scorn，denounce，deride，humiliate，brand，pourscornon，gibbet，savage，crucify，blast，
英英释义
Noun
- 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
Verb
- expose to ridicule or public scorn
- punish by putting in a pillory
- criticize harshly or violently;
"The press savaged the new President" "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"
例句
用作名词(n.)
- 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.)
- 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。