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单词 iron maiden
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Definition of iron maiden in English:

iron maiden

noun

  • (in historical contexts) an instrument of torture consisting of a coffin-shaped box lined with iron spikes.

    （历史上的）铁女架（一种刑具，内置尖铁钉的棺材形箱子）

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I always thought torture was bamboo shoots under the fingernails and iron maidens and such.
    • She enticed local girls to her castle, where she hung them in metal cages and stuffed them into iron maidens.
    • They had an iron maiden, a rack, and men and woman's chastity belts.

Definition of iron maiden in US English:

iron maiden

noun

  • (in historical contexts) an instrument of torture consisting of a coffin-shaped box lined with iron spikes.

    （历史上的）铁女架（一种刑具，内置尖铁钉的棺材形箱子）

    Example sentencesExamples
    • She enticed local girls to her castle, where she hung them in metal cages and stuffed them into iron maidens.
    • They had an iron maiden, a rack, and men and woman's chastity belts.
    • I always thought torture was bamboo shoots under the fingernails and iron maidens and such.
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