pillory

英 ['pɪləri] 美 ['pɪləri]

• n. 颈手枷；示众；嘲弄
• v. 套上枷锁；使遭人嘲笑

英英释义

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"
   

例句

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。

经典引文

• The..document publicly pillories and prejudices two of the officers.

  出自：Independent

词汇搭配

• nail to the pillory 钉在枷架上
• in the pillory 被处枷刑

近反义词

【近义词】

• ridicule 嘲笑
• scorn 轻蔑
• denounce 谴责
• deride 嘲笑
• humiliate 使 ... 蒙羞
• brand 烙印
• pour scorn on 对…不屑一顾...
• gibbet 绞架
• savage 野性的
• crucify 钉在十字架上处死...
• blast 爆炸