Crucify Meaning in English
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释义
To kill someone by nailing or tying them to a cross, a method famously associated with Jesus; also used figuratively to mean to criticize someone very harshly.
用法与细微差别
'Crucify' is formal/literary in its literal sense and often religious. Figurative use ('crucified in the press') means to severely criticize or punish, but is much less common in daily speech. Not used lightly—implies extreme suffering or attack. Don't confuse with 'criticize', which is milder.
例句
The Romans used to crucify people as a punishment.
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They threatened to crucify him for betraying the team.
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If you make a mistake, don’t worry—they won’t crucify you.
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The media absolutely crucified her after the scandal.
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After saying the wrong thing at the meeting, I felt like everyone wanted to crucify me.
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That movie was so bad the critics totally crucified it.
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