impale

英 [ɪmˈpeɪl]

美 [ɪmˈpeɪl]

v.  (用尖物)刺穿; (被)刺中，穿透

过去式：impaled　过去分词：impaled　现在分词：impaling　第三人称单数：impales　

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BNC.20593 / COCA.19536

牛津词典

verb

• （用尖物）刺穿
  to push a sharp pointed object through sth
  1. She impaled a lump of meat on her fork.
     她用叉子戳起一块肉。
• （被）刺中，穿透
  if you impale yourself on sth, or are impaled on it, you have a sharp pointed object pushed into you and you may be caught somewhere by it
  1. He had fallen and been impaled on some iron railings.
     他摔下去，穿在了铁栏杆上。

柯林斯词典

• VERB (以尖物)刺穿,刺入
  Toimpalesomething on a pointed object means to cause the point to go into it or through it.
  1. Researchers observed one bird impale a rodent on a cactus...
     研究人员观察到一只鸟把一只啮齿动物钉在一棵仙人掌上。
  2. Lenny swayed for a moment, then dropped to the ground, impaling himself on his switchblade...
     伦尼晃了一下,然后倒在了地上,他的弹簧刀刺穿了自己的身体。
  3. The boy died after being impaled on railings when he slipped while playing.
     小男孩玩耍时失足滑倒,被栏杆刺穿身体致死。

英英释义

verb

• pierce with a sharp stake or point
  1. impale a shrimp on a skewer
  Synonym:transfixempalespike
• kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole
  1. the enemies were impaled and left to die
  Synonym:stake

双语例句

• Lenny swayed for a moment, then dropped to the ground, impaling himself on his switchblade
  伦尼晃了一下，然后倒在了地上，他的弹簧刀刺穿了自己的身体。
• Any of various birds, especially the shrike, that impale their prey on thorns.
  一种鸟类，尤指伯劳，将其捕获物刺穿在树刺上。
• Neal, I'm gonna impale your mom on a spike.
  尼尔，我要把你妈用长钉子钉死。
• The cruel king used to impale his prisoners on sharp sticks and place them in public view to die.
  那位残暴的国王过去常把囚犯钉在尖桩上，让他在众人面前死去。
• The boy died after being impaled on railings when he slipped while playing.
  小男孩玩耍时失足滑倒，被栏杆刺穿身体致死。
• They hang, behead, and impale their criminals in the most agreeable possible manner;
  他们尽可能地以最适当的方式处置他们的犯人，有绞刑，杀头和刺刑。
• Researchers observed one bird impale a rodent on a cactus
  研究人员观察到一只鸟把一只啮齿动物钉在一棵仙人掌上。
• I poisoned him, but I did not impale him on a spear!
  我毒死了他，但是我没有把他插在长矛上！
• Impale ( Ultimate): Skarner suppresses an enemy champion and deals magic damage to it.
  穿刺（大招）：沙王压制目标并且对其造成伤害。
• The big bird carried its prey in its claws. shrikes that impale their prey on thorns.
  将其捕获物刺穿在树刺上的伯劳鸟。