crucify
英['kruːsɪfaɪ]
美['krʊsə'fai]
英英释意
- 1. kill by nailing onto a cross;
- "Jesus Christ was crucified"
- 2. treat cruelly;
- "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
- 3. criticize harshly or violently;
- "The press savaged the new President"
- "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"