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put someone in the pillory
pillory 作名词指“颈手枷”，常与 put 搭配表示“把某人上枷示众”。
In the past, dishonest traders could be put in the pillory as a punishment.
过去，不诚实的商人可能会被戴上颈手枷示众作为惩罚。
颈手枷
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颈手枷
a wooden instrument of punishment with holes for the neck and wrists, used to lock offenders in and expose them to public scorn
In the past, dishonest traders could be put in the pillory as a punishment.
过去，不诚实的商人可能会被戴上颈手枷示众作为惩罚。
旧时刑具
After the failed project, the manager pilloried the team in front of the whole office.
项目失败后，经理在全办公室的人面前公开羞辱了整个团队。
The young singer was pilloried by online commenters for her unusual outfit.
这位年轻歌手因穿着奇异被网友当众羞辱。
Constant pillorying of public figures has become a toxic habit on social media.
在社交媒体上，不断公开羞辱公众人物已成为一种不良习惯。
pillory 作名词指“颈手枷”，常与 put 搭配表示“把某人上枷示众”。
In the past, dishonest traders could be put in the pillory as a punishment.
过去，不诚实的商人可能会被戴上颈手枷示众作为惩罚。
pillory 作动词时表示“公开嘲笑、使当众出丑”，对象常为人，后用 for 引出原因。
The local press pilloried the mayor for his controversial decision.
当地媒体因市长的争议性决定而公开嘲笑他。
该动词常用被动语态，搭配 as 表示“被说成是……”。
She was pilloried as a liar by her former colleagues.
她被前同事们当作说谎者公开羞辱。
Not this
The thief was put in pillory in the town square.
Use this
The thief was put in the pillory in the town square.
“pillory” 是可数名词，指具体的刑具，前面需要加限定词（通常是 the）；中文没有冠词，直接说“in pillory”是迁移错误，加上 the 才符合英语对单数可数名词的要求。
Not this
The pillory of the mayor by local media made him resign.
Use this
The pillorying of the mayor by local media made him resign.
名词 pillory 指“颈手枷”这种实物，不表示“公开羞辱”这个行为；要表示“被公开嘲笑/示众”的动作，用动名词 pillorying（或 being pilloried）。不要因为中文释义“示众”而误用名词原形。
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在媒体上受到公开抨击
The politician was pilloried in the press for his remarks.
那位政客因自己的言论在媒体上受到公开抨击。
因某事公开抨击某人/某事物
The newspapers pilloried the CEO for the company's failure.
报纸因公司倒闭而公开抨击那位首席执行官。
把某人/某事物骂成…；将…公开羞辱为…
Critics pilloried the film as dull and pretentious.
评论家抨击这部电影枯燥而又矫揉造作。
把某人锁在颈手枷中示众
In medieval times, traders could be put in the pillory for cheating.
在中世纪，商人作弊可能会被锁在颈手枷中示众。
站在颈手枷中受罚
The prisoner was made to stand in the pillory for an hour.
那名囚犯被罚在颈手枷中站了一个小时。
判处某人颈手枷刑
The court sentenced the fraudster to the pillory.
法院判处那个骗子颈手枷刑。
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把 pillory 拆成 pill（药丸）+ ory：想象犯人像一枚被展览的药丸，锁在木枷上任人嘲笑、当众出丑。
语域：mixed 常见场景：historical accounts、media/political criticism pillory 作名词指历史上的颈手枷，通常见于历史叙述；作动词表示公开批评或使当众出丑，多用于新闻报道、政治评论等书面或较正式场合。
注意：名词复数为 pillories；动词第三人称单数为 pillories，过去式/过去分词为 pilloried，现在分词为 pillorying。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.