及物动词

1. 把…捆在(或钉在)十字架上处死
If someone is crucified, they are killed by being tied or nailed to a cross and left to die.

2. 严厉批评;严惩
To crucify someone means to criticize or punish them severely.

1. criticize harshly or violently

e.g. The press savaged the new President
The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage

Synonym: savageblastpillory

2. hold within limits and control

e.g. subdue one's appetites
mortify the flesh

Synonym: mortifysubdue

3. treat cruelly

e.g. The children tormented the stuttering teacher

Synonym: tormentragbedevildunfrustrate

4. kill by nailing onto a cross

e.g. Jesus Christ was crucified