pillories
英 [ˈpɪləriz]
美 [ˈpɪləriz]
v. 公开批评; 抨击
n. (古刑具)木枷,颈手枷
pillory的第三人称单数和复数
柯林斯词典
- VERB 使受公众(尤指记者)批评;使受羞辱
If someoneis pilloried, a lot of people, especially journalists, criticize them and make them look stupid.- A man has been forced to resign as a result of being pilloried by some of the press.
一人因为受到一些媒体的抨击已被迫辞职。
- A man has been forced to resign as a result of being pilloried by some of the press.
- 颈手枷(欧洲旧时用以将罪犯示众的刑具)
Apilloryis a wooden frame with holes for the head and hands. In Europe in former times criminals were sometimes locked in a pillory as a form of punishment.