tar and feather

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发音

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词形变化

tars and feathers 三单 tarring and feathering 现在分词 tarred and feathered 过去式 tarred and feathered 过去分词

别名

tar-and-feather

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To cover (a person) in sticky tar, then cover in feathers which stick to the tar; an archaic means of humiliating a person.

    及物

    1855 — George A. Smith, Journal of Discourses, Volume 3 "Preaching the Gospel" "O," say they, "if you talk with a Mormon Elder, you are sure to get worsted; tar and feather them, mob them, and stone them out of the country, for if you listen to them, you will be deceived."

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