impale

英 [ɪmˈpeɪl]      美 [ɪmˈpeɪl]
  • vt. 刺穿;钉住;使绝望
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1、in- "into, in" + pal- "stake, wooden post" + -e.
impale 刺穿

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。

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.
1. 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。
2. 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.
3. I poisoned him, but I did not impale him on a spear!
我毒死了他, 但是我没有把他插在长矛上!
4. 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.
5. Impale - This will cause the target to bleed and suffer damage over time.
穿刺 - 让目标流血不止并持续一段时间的伤害.

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