单词:pillory
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
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
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]
考试类型:[GRE]
词性分布:
pillory的用法和样例:
例句
用作名词(n.)
- 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.)
- 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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