gibbet

['dʒibit]

n.绞架
v.使当众出丑,把 ... 吊在绞架上,在绞刑架上处以绞刑

例句与用法：

The criminals were hanged on the gibbet.

罪犯被推上绞架吊死。

词形变化：

动词过去式: gibbeted/gibbetted | 动词过去分词: gibbeted/gibbetted | 动词现在分词: gibbeting/gibbetting | 动词第三人称单数: gibbets/gibbets |

详细释义：

n.[C]

1. 绞刑台, 绞架

2. 绞死

vt.

1. 绞死, 吊死; 把……悬在绞架上

2. 使当众出丑

They were gibbeted in the press.

他们在报纸上受到公开嘲弄。