"crucify" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 钉在十字架上
• 严厉批评

Definition

用钉子或绳子把某人钉在十字架上处死，这种方法因耶稣而著名；也常用来比喻严厉地批评某人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

用于字面意思时较正式，常见于宗教语境。比喻义多用于形容极其严厉的批评，与普通“批评”不同，语气更强烈。

Examples

The Romans used to crucify people as a punishment.

罗马人过去常用**钉十字架**作为惩罚方式。

They threatened to crucify him for betraying the team.

他们威胁要**钉死**他，因为他背叛了队伍。

If you make a mistake, don’t worry—they won’t crucify you.

如果你犯了错，别担心——他们不会**把你钉在十字架上**的。

The media absolutely crucified her after the scandal.

丑闻之后，媒体把她**批得体无完肤**。

After saying the wrong thing at the meeting, I felt like everyone wanted to crucify me.

在会议上说错话后，我觉得大家都想**责备我**。

That movie was so bad the critics totally crucified it.

那部电影太烂了，评论家们彻底**批死了**它。