gibbets

gibbets

美 [ˈdʒɪbɪt] 　英 ['dʒɪbɪt]

• n.绞刑；绞架；(起重机的)臂
• v.绞死；把(某人)吊在示众架上；使出丑
• 网络拯救绞刑犯；绞刑救援；抢救绞刑犯

词形变化

复数：gibbets  

英汉解释

n.	1. 绞刑 2. 绞架 3. (起重机的)臂
v.	1. 绞死,吊死 2. 把(某人)吊在示众架上;当众侮辱,使出丑

英英解释

n.	1. a tall wooden structure from which criminals were hanged in the past

例句

Add the crosses of carved stone, more lavishly scattered through the squares than even the gibbets;

此外，还可以加上十字街头那些多过绞刑架的饰有雕像的石十字架；