hang, draw and quarter

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词形变化

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释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To execute (someone) by hanging until nearly dead, followed by castration, disembowelling, beheading and quartering; especially as a punishment for high treason.

    历史 及物
  2. 2.

    To savagely attack, or attempt to utterly destroy.

    比喻 及物

    hanged, drawn and quartered by the press

词源

From hang + draw and quarter.

来源：wiktionary