noun🔗Share绞刑架, 刑柱 An upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent public display."The rusted gibbet on the hill served as a grim reminder of the town's harsh history and the punishment for serious crimes. "山丘上那生锈的绞刑架,阴森地提醒着人们这个小镇严酷的历史以及对重罪的惩罚。governmenthistorylawinhumanwarmilitaryweaponsocietybuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share起重臂,吊臂。 The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended; the jib."The construction worker carefully positioned the load on the crane's gibbet before lifting it. "建筑工人小心地把重物放在起重机的吊臂上,然后才开始起吊。architecturetechnicalmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share绞刑架, 示众笼。 A human-shaped structure made of iron bands designed to publicly display the corpse of an executed criminal."The grim gibbet stood on the hill, a stark reminder of the fate that awaited those who defied the law. "那座阴森的示众笼耸立在山丘上,是对那些蔑视法律之人命运的鲜明警示。historylawbuildingstructuregovernmentinhumansocietywarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share绞刑处死, 示众 To execute (someone), or display (a body), on a gibbet."The town threatened to gibbet the traitor as a warning to others. "这个镇威胁要将叛徒处以绞刑并示众,以儆效尤。governmentlawhistorymilitarywaractioneventinhumanbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share嘲笑,奚落。 To expose (someone) to ridicule or scorn."The internet can gibbet someone's mistake for years, even if they apologize sincerely. "即使某人真心道歉,互联网也可能将他们的错误拿出来嘲笑多年。attitudeactioncharactercommunicationsocietymoralemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading