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pillory

英 ['pɪlərɪ] 美['pɪləri]
  • vt. 给…上颈手枷;使…惹人嘲笑
  • n. 示众;颈手枷;使惹人嘲笑

英英释意


1. a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the neck and hands; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn