Word · Frequency #12600
lynched
处以私刑；私刑处死
lynched is the past of lynch.
kill (someone) without legal sanction
- 1.
To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging and backed by a mob.
未经合法审判或程序处死(某人),尤指被暴民绞死。
未经合法审判或程序处死(某人),尤指被暴民绞死。；处以私刑处死；加私刑
In use
The angry crowd wanted to lynch the prisoner, but the sheriff stopped them.
In the movie, an innocent man is nearly lynched by a mob before the truth comes out.
The teacher explained why lynching suspects is now regarded as a serious crime.
lynch sb
及物动词，宾语通常是受害者。
The angry mob wanted to lynch the prisoner.
愤怒的暴民想要对那名囚犯动用私刑。
be lynched
被动语态很常见，强调受害者遭遇。
Several innocent men were lynched in the 19th century.
19世纪有数名无辜男子被私刑处死。
lynch sb for sth
用 for 引出私刑的原因。
They lynched him for a crime he did not commit.
他们因一桩他并未犯下的罪行而对他处以私刑。
Verb forms
base lynch · third person lynches · -ing lynching · past lynched · past participle lynched
lynch 指未经合法审判，由一群人私下将人处死（尤指绞死），是严重罪行。
Common mistakes
The mob lynched the innocent man to death.The mob lynched the innocent man.
“lynch”本身已含有“处死”之意，加上“to death”会造成语义重复；直接说 lynch someone 即可。
The angry crowd lynched on the thief.The angry crowd lynched the thief.
“lynch”是及物动词，后面直接跟宾语，不需要加介词“on”；中文“对……施以私刑”的“对”不能直译成 on。
Connections
Collocations
- lynch mob
- 私刑暴民
- The lynch mob gathered outside the courthouse.私刑暴民聚集在法院外。
- lynch law
- 私刑法
- In the old West, lynch law sometimes replaced due process.在旧西部，私刑法有时取代正当法律程序。
- be lynched
- 被处以私刑
- He was lynched by an angry crowd.他被愤怒的人群处以私刑。
- lynching
- 私刑处死
- Lynching was a brutal act of racial violence.私刑是一种残暴的种族暴力行为。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想导演大卫·林奇（David Lynch）的姓：lynch 正是“私刑处死”——暴民不经法律擅自处刑。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：新闻报道、法律讨论、历史叙述 通常用于新闻报道、法律文书或历史叙述中，属于中性但严肃的表达；口语中较少直接使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 lynch 读音同韵尾的常用词有 inch、pinch、flinch、clinch、finch、winch，均含 /ɪntʃ/。注意拼写相似的 lynx 读 /lɪŋks/，bunch 读 /bʌntʃ/，并不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.