hang, draw and quarter

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To execute (someone) by hanging until nearly dead, followed by castration, disembowelling, beheading and quartering; especially as a punishment for high treason. historical,transitive
    — […]- and The Postgate, an inn named after a local priest, Father Nicholas Postgate, who was one of England's last Roman Catholic martyrs. He was hung, drawn and quartered at York in 1679 after baptising a child into the Roman faith.
  2. To savagely attack, or attempt to utterly destroy. figuratively,transitive
    — hanged, drawn and quartered by the press

词形变化

hangs, draws and quarters present,singular,third-person hanging, drawing and quartering participle,present hanged, drew and quartered past hung, drew and quartered past hanged, drawn and quartered participle,past hung, drawn and quartered participle,past

词源

From hang + draw and quarter.
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