"crucifying" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 釘死在十字架上
• 嚴厲批評（比喻）

Definition

使某人被釘或綁在十字架上致死；也用來比喻極其嚴厲地批評或懲罰某人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“crucifying”語氣強烈且偏正式，字面義用於歷史/宗教場合，日常多作比喻，表示極其嚴厲的批評（如“媒體在crucifying他”）。避免用於輕微批評，是非常強烈的詞。

Examples

The Romans were crucifying prisoners as punishment.

羅馬人正把囚犯**釘在十字架上**作為懲罰。

They were crucifying him for his mistakes.

他們因為他的錯誤在**嚴厲批評**他。

The newspapers are crucifying the politician after the scandal.

醜聞曝光後，報紙在**嚴厲批評**那位政治人物。

I can't believe they're crucifying her over one mistake.

真不敢相信他們只因為一個錯誤就在**嚴厲批評**她。

After his comment went viral, social media users started crucifying him.

評論在網路傳開後，網友們開始**猛烈抨擊**他。

You don't have to keep crucifying yourself for what happened.

你沒必要一直為發生的事**自責**。