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tar-and-feather

/ˈtɑːr ənd ˈfɛð.ər/

翻译: 指将某人浑身涂上焦油并粘上羽毛,作为一种公开羞辱或惩罚的方式;也常用于比喻义,表示严厉批评或严惩某人。

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verb

/ˈtɑːr ənd ˈfɛð.ər/C2formal
  • zh指将某人浑身涂上焦油并粘上羽毛,作为一种公开羞辱或惩罚的方式;也常用于比喻义,表示严厉批评或严惩某人。

A verb used to describe the act of covering someone with tar and feathers as a form of public humiliation or punishment, often used figuratively to mean harshly criticize or punish.

  1. Punish by covering with tar and feathersC2formal

    To smear the body of someone with hot tar and then cover them with feathers as a form of public humiliation or punishment.

    zh涂焦油粘羽毛

    • In the old West, vigilantes would sometimes tar-and-feather outlaws.
    • The mob threatened to tar-and-feather the corrupt official.
    • Historically, tar-and-feathering was used as a brutal form of mob justice.
词形
  • tarred-and-feathered past participle
  • tarred-and-feathered past simple
  • tarring-and-feathering present participle
  • tars-and-feathers third person singular