| 单词 | impale |
| 释义 | impale (once / 4524 pages) v The verb impale means to pierce an object with a sharp stick. When you're preparing shish kebabs, you impale chunks of marinated vegetables and meat on pointy metal skewers and then cook them on a grill. Impale comes from the Medieval Latin word impalare, which means "to push onto a stake." Impale can also mean to kill by piercing with a stake or spear. Legend has it that the only way to kill a vampire is to do exactly that: impale him with a wooden stake through the heart — and then stuff his mouth with garlic and chop off his head, too, just to be sure. WORD FAMILYimpale: impaled, impalement, impales, impaling+/impalement: impalements USAGE EXAMPLESYou are getting the rice cakes because they are impaled on the antlers of a bronze deer. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) Afterward, Stone called the letter “monumentally powerful” and said it was impossible to read “without having it just impale your heart and soul.” Seattle Times(Nov 18, 2016) PORTLAND, Ore. — Authorities say an Oregon hunter has been hospitalized after being impaled by the antler of an elk he had just killed. Seattle Times(Nov 08, 2016) 1v pierce with a sharp stake or point impale a shrimp on a skewer Syn|Hypo|Hyper empale, spike, transfix pin pierce with a pin spearpierce with a spear skewer, spitdrive a skewer through pierce, thrust penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument 2v kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole the enemies were impaled and left to die Syn|Hyper stake kill cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly |
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