impale
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ɪmˈpeɪl]
- 美式音标 [ɪmˈpeɪl]
- 国际音标 [im'peil]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- v.刺穿;钉住;使陷入困境
词根记忆
- im(进入) + pale(苍白的)→心脏被刺穿,脸色煞白→刺穿
英汉例句
- The cruel king used to impale his prisoners on sharp sticks.
那个残暴的国王过去常把犯人钉在尖尖的木桩上进行折磨。 - Not a single arrow I shot ever went anywhere useful, although I did nearly impale my centaur teacher a few times.
我射出的箭,没有一支到达任何有用的地方,尽管我确实有几次几乎刺穿我的半人半马老师。 - it fell from my hands. Not a single arrow I shot ever went anywhere useful, although I did nearly impale my centaur teacher a few times.
我射出的箭,没有一支到达任何有用的地方,尽管我确实有几次几乎刺穿我的半人半马老师。 - He was also capable of creating the absurd, producing, for example, a dress with conical bosoms more likely to impale than to support.
ECONOMIST: Yves Saint Laurent, couturier, died on June 1st, aged 71 - In olden days, barbarians would decapitate an enemy leader and impale his severed head on a pike to serve as a warning to others.
FORBES: The U.K's Tax Hike Austerity Warning For The U.S. - " "Go impale yourself on a prick.
NPR: Excerpt: 'Legends'
双语例句
权威例句
英英字典
- to push a sharp object through something, especially the body of an animal or person