| 词汇 | impale |
| 释义 | impale /ɪm`pel/ (过去式: impaled; 过去完成式: impaled; 现在进行式: impaling) v.t. To pierce through with anything sharp; to fix in a position as if by piercing or piercing through. 以尖物刺(穿)；插住；钉住。 The collector impaled the butterflies on pins before framing them. 这收集家在装框前，将蝴蝶钉起来。 To render helpless, as if fixed on a stake; torment thus. 使动弹不得；绑在桩上折磨。 to impale a criminal on his own evidence 以罪犯自己的证词将其套牢。 To torture or put to death by thrusting through and fixing with a sharp stake. 施以刺刑。 The mercenaries impaled their victims on wooden stakes. 那些佣兵将受害者钉在木桩上。 derivatives n. impalement. |
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