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. 抨击；（当众）嘲笑；将……夹于颈手枷中；（使）受公众批评
- n. （古刑具）木枷，颈手枷
词根记忆
- 著名戏曲《苏三起解》中苏三戴着的刑具就是pillory(颈手枷)
英汉例句
- Will those found guilty be dragged straight from the court to the pillory?
那些看起来有罪的人会从法庭上被直接拉出去示众吗？ - As the sacred edifice was too much thronged to admit another auditor, she took up her position close beside the scaffold of the pillory.
由于神圣的大厦中挤得人山人海，再也无法容纳新的听讲人，她只好在紧靠刑台的地方占了个位置。 - 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.
无论如何，这座示众刑台成了一个了望点，在海丝特·白兰面前展现山自从她幸福的童年以来的全都轨迹。 - 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?
双语例句
权威例句
词组短语
- Mortifying Pillory 死亡宣判
- pillory y 示众;颈手枷
- pillory intention 意向性
- pillory exalt 赞美
- pillory and spectator 示众与看客
短语
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.