音标:[ˈkru:səˌfaɪz] ;
v. 把(某人)钉死在十字架上( crucify的第三人称单数 ); (尤指当众)折磨; 虐待; 迫害
v kill by nailing onto a cross
v treat cruelly
v hold within limits and control
v criticize harshly or violently

crucify的用法和样例:

例句

用作及物动词(vt.)
  1. Christ was crucified on a crucifix.基督被钉死在十字架上。
  2. The minister was crucified by the press for his handling of the affair.部长对此事的处理方法受到新闻界的严厉批评。
  3. For even as love crowns you so shall she crucify you.爱会给你戴上桂冠,也会折磨你。

经典引文

  • Somebody has to be held up before the stockholders and crucified so that they can say: 'See, it was all his fault. He was to blame!'

    出自:H. Robbins
  • He would be severely beaten up, then subjected to some crucifying punishment and, if that did not teach him, very probably executed.

    出自:Listener
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