gibbet
US /ˈdʒɪb.ət/
UK /ˈdʒɪb.ɪt/
名词
绞刑架, 示众架
a gallows, especially one with a projecting arm from which the bodies of executed criminals were formerly hung in chains as a warning
示例:
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The condemned man was led to the gibbet at dawn.
被判刑的男子在黎明时被带到绞刑架。
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Tales of highwaymen often include scenes near a gibbet.
关于拦路抢劫犯的故事通常包括绞刑架附近的场景。
动词
吊在绞刑架上
to hang (a body) on a gibbet
示例:
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The authorities decided to gibbet the traitor's body as a warning.
当局决定将叛徒的尸体吊在绞刑架上以示警告。
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Historically, criminals were sometimes left to gibbet for days.
历史上，罪犯有时会被吊在绞刑架上数日。