音标:['pilәri] ;
n. 颈手枷, 笑柄, 示众
vt. 上颈手枷, 使惹人嘲笑, 使受众辱, 将...示众
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
v. punish by putting in a pillory
词型变化:过去分词 : pilloried ; 第三人称单数 : pillories ; 过去式 : pilloried ; 名词复数形式 : pillories ; 现在分词 : pillorying
考试类型:[GRE]
词性分布:
动词74%
名词26%

pillory的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. 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.)
  1. 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。

词汇搭配

  • nail to the pillory钉在枷架上
  • in the pillory被处枷刑

经典引文

  • The..document publicly pillories and prejudices two of the officers.

    出自:Independent
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