كيف تنطق "burn at the stake"

expression

US

BURN at thuh STAKE

UK

BURN at thuh STAKE

التعريف

To be executed by being tied to a post and burned with fire, historically used as a punishment for certain crimes. It is also used figuratively to mean harsh public criticism.

نسخ IPA

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈbɝn/ /ˈæt/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈsteɪk

الإنجليزية البريطانية

bˈɜːn/ /ˈæt/ /ðə, ði/ /stˈeɪk

نطق مبسط

أمريكي

BURN at thuh STAKE

بريطاني

BURN at thuh STAKE

استمع في السياق

In the past, people were sometimes burned at the stake for their beliefs.

Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in 1431.

The king ordered his enemy to be burned at the stake.

Whenever I make a mistake at work, I feel like I'm being burned at the stake.