英语词汇“pillory”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

pillory

(pɪləri )

Word forms: pillories , pillorying , pilloried

1. verb [usually passive]

If someone is 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. [be VERB-ed]

Synonyms: ridicule, denounce, stigmatize, brand

2. countable noun

A pillory is 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.

单词	pillory
释义	pillory (pɪləri ) Word forms: pillories , pillorying , pilloried 1. verb [usually passive] If someone is 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. [be VERB-ed] Synonyms: ridicule, denounce, stigmatize, brand 2. countable noun A pillory is 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.
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