pillory

pillory读音音标

英 [ˈpɪləri]

美 [ˈpɪləri]

pillory意思解释

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

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

双语例句

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。