keelhaul

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈkiːlhɔːl/    美 /ˈkiːlhɔl/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To punish by dragging under the keel of a ship with the intent of causing painful injuries. transitive
    — March 11 [1667].—Hermans Jans, boatswain; disobedience of orders and stabbing his captain; sentenced to be degraded to common seaman, to be thrice keelhauled, to be well flogged, to have the knife stuck through his hand, and to forfeit, pro fisco, 6 months' wages.
  2. To rebuke harshly. transitive
    — I've done these inquiries myself, Col. The top people can always put up such a bloody fine brick wall for themselves that no outsider has a chance of getting over or seeing through. But the same wall may stop some nonentity making his getaway, and he's the one the inquiry keelhauls.

词形变化

keelhauls present,singular,third-person keelhauling participle,present keelhauled participle,past keelhauled past

词汇关系

衍生词
keelhauling

词源

From Dutch kielhalen (“keelhaul”), from kiel (“keel”) + halen (“fetch; catch”).
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