impale

• vt. 刺穿；钉住；使绝望

im-,进入，使，-pal,柱子，木桩，词源同pale,pole.即用木桩穿过去，引申词义刺穿。

1. pierce with a sharp stake or point;

"impale a shrimp on a skewer"

2. kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole;

"the enemies were impaled and left to die"

impale (v.)

1520s, "to enclose with stakes, fence in," from Middle French empaler and directly from Medieval Latin impalare "to push onto a stake," from assimilated form of in- "into, in" (see in- (2)) + Latin palus "a stake, prop, stay; wooden post, pole," from PIE *pak-slo-, from root *pag-/*pak- "to fasten" (see pact). Sense of "pierce with a pointed stake" (as torture or punishment) first recorded 1610s. Related: Impaled; impaling.

Researchers observed one bird impale a rodent on a cactus.

研究人员观察到一只鸟把一只啮齿动物钉在一棵仙人掌上。

柯林斯例句

Singing among the savage branches, it impale itself upon the longest, sharpest spine.

它把自己钉在最尖最长的刺上,在蓁蓁树枝间婉啭啼鸣.

辞典例句

I say my arrow will impale your brain, now it comes.

我说过我的箭会刺穿你的脑袋, 现在它来了.

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Impale ( Arms ) moved to Tier 3, no longer requires Deep Wounds.

天赋穿刺 ( 武器 ) 移动到第三行, 不需要重伤作为前置天赋.

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Do not push me, or I wil impale you on my horns!

别推我, 要不我会用我的角顶你.

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