单词 | pillory 1 |
释义 | [/ˈpɪlərɪ; ˋpɪlərɪ/] n wooden framework with holes for the head and hands, into which wrongdoers were locked in former times, so that they could be publicly ridiculed 枷. =>illus 见插图. pillory 2 v (pt, pp -ried [/-lərɪd; -lərɪd/]) [Tn] attack or ridicule (sb) in public 公开攻击或嘲笑(某人): She was pilloried in the press for her extravagant parties. 她的聚会十分铺张, 新闻界对她大加揶揄. |
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