Word · Frequency #20593
impale
刺穿
核心释义
To pierce with a long, pointed object.
- 1.
To pierce (something) with any long, pointed object.
- 2.
在同一盾牌上并列放置两个纹章(通常是婚姻双方的纹章)
To place two coats of arms side by side on the same shield (often those of two spouses upon marriage).
- 3.
To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake.
- 4.
用桩围住或围栏
To enclose or fence with stakes.
钉在尖桩上处死；将两个盾徽并置；用桩围住；在同一盾牌上并列放置两个纹章(通常是婚姻双方的纹章)；用桩围住或围栏
用法In use
The fisherman impaled the fish on a spear before cooking it.
用法提示：impale 用作及物动词，表示用尖锐物刺穿物体。
He slipped and nearly impaled himself on the iron fence spikes.
用法提示：impale 表示意外地被尖物刺穿身体。
The entomologist impaled the beetle with a pin to add it to the collection.
用法提示：impale 表示用针或细棍固定昆虫标本。
impale sth on sth
on 后接刺穿后固定住物体的尖物。
The shrike impales its prey on thorns.
伯劳鸟把猎物串在荆棘上。
impale sth with sth
with 后接用来刺穿的工具。
She impaled the insect with a pin.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- impale on a stake
- 钉在木桩上
- The vampire was impaled on a stake.吸血鬼被钉在木桩上。
- impale with a spear
- 用长矛刺穿
- The hunter impaled the boar with a spear.猎人用长矛刺穿了野猪。
- impale oneself on
- 自己撞上…而被刺穿
- He impaled himself on the fence post when he fell.他摔倒时撞上栅栏柱，被刺穿了。
- impale something on a spike
- 把某物插在尖钉上
- She impaled the invoice on a metal spike.她把发票插在金属尖钉上。
习语与比喻表达
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 impale 拆成 im(进入)+pale(尖桩)：尖桩刺进身体就是“刺穿”。记住 pale 可指木桩，不只是“苍白”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：literary prose、horror fiction、historical writing impale 通常用于较正式的书面语，多出现在文学、历史或恐怖题材中，表示用尖物刺穿或钉在尖桩上；日常口语中较少见。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这里列出的词都含 /eɪl/ 音，与 impale 押韵（-ale 拼写如 pale、tale、sale、male、scale，以及 -ail 拼写的 fail）。注意形近而音不同的词：pal /pæl/ 与 pale 形近但不同音；tall /tɔːl/ 与 tale 形近但不同音；fall /fɔːl/ 与 fail 形近但不同音。
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