"tar and feather" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 涂柏油并粘羽毛 (古时惩罚)

Definition

一种古老的公开惩罚方式，把人涂抹上热柏油后再撒上羽毛。现在也用来比喻公开羞辱或严厉惩罚某人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

现代通常为比喻用法，多见于新闻或非正式场合，形容群体羞辱或强烈谴责。注意现在几乎不用字面意思。

Examples

In history, people would tar and feather criminals as punishment.

历史上，人们会用**涂柏油并粘羽毛**来惩罚罪犯。

Now people use 'tar and feather' to mean someone is publicly embarrassed.

现在人们用“**涂柏油并粘羽毛**”比喻某人在公众场合被羞辱。

The angry crowd wanted to tar and feather the politician.

愤怒的人群想要**涂柏油并粘羽毛**那个政客。

If you forget your friend's birthday again, they'll probably want to tar and feather you.

如果你再忘记朋友的生日，他们大概会想要**涂柏油并粘羽毛**你。

After the embarrassing mistake, some people on social media wanted to tar and feather the singer.

那次尴尬的错误后，社交媒体上一些人想要**涂柏油并粘羽毛**这位歌手。

Don't be so harsh—no one deserves to be tarred and feathered for a simple mistake.

别太苛刻——没人该因一个小错误就被**涂柏油并粘羽毛**。