| 词汇 | crucify |
| 释义 | crucifyWord family nouncrucifiercrucifixcrucifixionverbcrucify Death cru·ci·fy /ˈkruːsɪfaɪ/ verb (crucified, crucifying, crucifies) [transitiveT] 1. MXKILLto kill someone by fastening them to a cross 把…钉在十字架上处死 2. CRITICIZEto criticize someone severely and cruelly for something they have done, especially in public 〔尤指当众〕狠狠批评，严厉指责 Examples from the Corpus crucify• If the newspapers find out, you'll be crucified.• One does not need to go to Jerusalem to be crucified.• You speak your mind, and you get crucified for it.• He would be heartbreakingly tender with her body while he crucified her mind and dragged her pride through the mud.• He had been crucified on to the floor and, like the last victim, had been alive when this had occurred.• After all, it crucified our Lord!• So why crucify yourself in public? (1300-1400) Old French crucifier, from Late Latin crucifigere, from Latin crux ( → CROSS2) + figere “to fasten” |
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