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单词 pillory
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pillory

Word family nounpilloryverbpillorize
pil·lo·ry1 /ˈpɪləri/ verb (pilloried, pillorying, pillories) [transitiveT]  
CRITICIZEif someone is pilloried, they are publicly criticized by a lot of people, especially in newspapers etc 使受公众批评〔尤在报纸等上面〕
 The education secretary was pilloried by the press for his latest proposals.
教育部长因其最近的提案而受到新闻界批评。
nGrammar
Pillory is usually passive.
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Related topics: Jail & punishment
pillory2 noun (plural pillories) [countableC]  
SCJa wooden frame with holes for someone’s head and hands to be locked into, used in the past as a way of publicly punishing someone 木枷,颈手枷〔旧时刑具〕
the stocks at stock1(9)
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Origin pillory2
(1200-1300) Old French pilori
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