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)

同根派生

英汉例句

双语例句

• 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。

权威例句

• 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?

词组短语

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

英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• to severely criticize someone, especially in a public way

柯林斯英英字典

• If someone is pilloried, a lot of people, especially journalists, criticize them and make them look stupid.