impale
v[Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb/sth (on sth) pierce sb/sth with a sharp-pointed object 用尖物刺(某人[某物])
In former times, prisoners' heads were impaled on pointed stakes. 从前的人把监犯的头钉在尖桩上.
🔁 扩展释义
*[im'peil]vt. 刺穿, 使绝望, 钉住相关词组: impale sb on a dilemma
🌿 同词根单词
polen. [物]极点,顶点;地极;杆;两极端;
vt.& vi. 用篙撑船,摆船;
vt. [航海] 用一根杆来推动;以杆推进;以杆支撑(植物);用杆子击打、戳、或搅拌;
vi. 用滑雪杖加速;
Marine Studio biologists have pointed out that, however intelligent they may be, it is probably a mistake to credit dolphins with any motive of lifesaving.