pillory

pillory n violen pillory

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pillory(古刑具)頸手枷, 示眾

vt.

pillory上頸手枷, 使惹人嘲笑

英英解釋:名詞pillory:
1. 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
動詞pillory:
1. expose to ridicule or public scorn
同義詞:gibbet
2. punish by putting in a pillory
3. criticize harshly or violently
同義詞:savage, crucify
習慣用語
be in the pillory 成笑柄, 遭人嘲弄; 被處枷刑
nail to the pillory (=put in the pillory) 釘在枷架上; 使受人嘲笑
nail to the pillory (=set in the pillory) 釘在枷架上; 使受人嘲笑

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