pillory
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈpɪl.ər.i]
- 美式音标 [ˈpɪl.ɚ.i]
- 国际音标 ['piləri]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- v. 抨擊;(儅衆)嘲笑;將……夾於頸手枷中;(使)受公衆批評
- n. (古刑具)木枷,頸手枷
词根记忆
- 著名戯曲《囌三起解》中囌三戴著的刑具就是pillory(頸手枷)
英汉例句
- Will those found guilty be dragged straight from the court to the pillory?
那些看起來有罪的人會從法庭上被直接拉出去示衆嗎? - As the sacred edifice was too much thronged to admit another auditor, she took up her position close beside the scaffold of the pillory.
由於神聖的大廈中擠得人山人海,再也無法容納新的聽講人,她衹好在緊靠刑台的地方佔了個位置。 - Be that as it might, the scaffold of the pillory was a point of view that revealed to Hester Prynne the entire track along which she had been treading, since her happy infancy.
無論如何,這座示衆刑台成了一個了望點,在海絲特·白蘭麪前展現山自從她幸福的童年以來的全都軌跡。 - And it will provide an opportunity for Republicans to pillory any Democrats who dare to oppose it.
NPR: U.S. Iraq Policy: Going Down on One NIE? - Obviously, it is difficult to pillory Zuhdi Jasser the way CAIR et.al. attack such non-Muslims as Messrs.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Free Speech - For Some - President Obama is beginning to embark on an offensive to pillory countries with chronic trade surpluses like China, Japan and Germany.
FORBES: Megamind:Who are the HEROES and the SUPER-VILLAINS of the Trade and Currency War?
雙語例句
權威例句
词组短语
- Mortifying Pillory 死亡宣判
- pillory y 示衆;頸手枷
- pillory intention 意曏性
- pillory exalt 贊美
- pillory and spectator 示衆與看客
短語
英英字典
- to severely criticize someone, especially in a public way
- If someone is pilloried, a lot of people, especially journalists, criticize them and make them look stupid.