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pillory
/`pɪlәrɪ/
(复数: pillories)
n.
An old instrument of punishment, consisting of a wooden frame supported by an upright post, and having holes through which the head and hands of a person standing exposed to public disgrace were passed and secured.
头手枷(古刑具名)。
in the pillory
受人嘲笑。
(过去式: pilloried; 过去完成式: pilloried; 现在进行式: pillorying; 第三人称单数: pillories)
v.t.
To punish by putting in such a framework.
处以枷刑。
To expose to public disgrace.
当众羞辱。
The candidate mercilessly pilloried his opponent.
候选人毫不留情地羞辱对手。
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