pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him;
"in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes"
双语例句
I went out to see him hanged, drawn, and quartered, which was done, he looked as cheerful as any man could do in that condition. 我出去看他被套上绞索、挖出肠脏、大剁八块，这些都给施行了; 比起任何一个处此情况下的人，他看来都要泰然自得。
