pillorying

英['pɪləri] 美['pɪləri]
  • n.颈手枷;示众;嘲弄v.套上枷锁;使遭人嘲笑
pillories pilloried pilloried pillorying pillories
  • PIL n.药丸=pill.PIL.abbr.程序实施语言(=ProcedureImplementationLanguage)
  • Pil. [医]丸剂
  • Pila [医]柱(如骨内的小梁)
  • PILAC =PulsedIonLinearAccelerator脉冲式离子线性加速器
  • pilacerores n.柱蜡孔
Noun:
  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

Verb:
  1. expose to ridicule or public scorn

  2. punish by putting in a pillory

  3. criticize harshly or violently;

    "The press savaged the new President"
    "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"

    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。

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