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

  1. VERB 使受公众(尤指记者)批评;使受羞辱
    If someone is pilloried, a lot of people, especially journalists, criticize them and make them look stupid.
    1. 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。
  2. 颈手枷(欧洲旧时用以将罪犯示众的刑具)
    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.