中文翻译与英英解释 | (缚受鞭刑者的)鞭挞柱。
| | | whipping: n. 1.鞭打,笞刑;惩罚。 2.用来缚扎[抽打]的绳索 ... | | post: n. 1.〔主英〕邮政;邮寄;(一批)邮件 (cf.〔美 ... | |
| post formerly used in public to which offenders are tied to be whipped
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例句与用法 | 1. | There might have been lapses of an erring father but he wanted to turn over a new leaf and now , when at long last in sight of the whipping post , to lead a homely life in the evening of his days , permeated by the affectionate surroundings of the heaving bosom of the family 他本人是可能几次误入歧途的父亲,可他渴望翻开新的一页。如今终于面对被绑上去受鞭挞的笞柱,就巴不得周围弥漫着家族的温暖气息,在团聚中度过晚年。他已经被环境熏陶成了英国人。
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