impale
音標發(fā)音
- 英式音標 [?m?pe?l]
- 美式音標 [?m?pe?l]
- 國際音標 [im'peil]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- v.刺穿；釘住；使陷入困境
詞根記憶
- im(進入) + pale(蒼白的)→心臟被刺穿，臉色煞白→刺穿
英漢例句
- The cruel king used to impale his prisoners on sharp sticks.
那個殘暴的國王過去常把犯人釘在尖尖的木樁上進行折磨。 - Not a single arrow I shot ever went anywhere useful, although I did nearly impale my centaur teacher a few times.
我射出的箭，沒有一支到達任何有用的地方，盡管我確實有幾次幾乎刺穿我的半人半馬老師。 - it fell from my hands. Not a single arrow I shot ever went anywhere useful, although I did nearly impale my centaur teacher a few times.
我射出的箭，沒有一支到達任何有用的地方，盡管我確實有幾次幾乎刺穿我的半人半馬老師。 - He was also capable of creating the absurd, producing, for example, a dress with conical bosoms more likely to impale than to support.
ECONOMIST: Yves Saint Laurent, couturier, died on June 1st, aged 71 - In olden days, barbarians would decapitate an enemy leader and impale his severed head on a pike to serve as a warning to others.
FORBES: The U.K's Tax Hike Austerity Warning For The U.S. - " "Go impale yourself on a prick.
NPR: Excerpt: 'Legends'
雙語例句
權威例句
英英字典
- to push a sharp object through something, especially the body of an animal or person