impale

/ɪmˈpeɪl/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪmˈpeɪl/ (ame, ipa) · /im-ˈpāl/ (ame, mw)

impale — verb

  • impalepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • impaleshe / she / it
  • impaledpast simple
  • impaling-ing form

1. to drive a pointed object into a person, animal, or thing, so that the object go

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B2
釋義

to drive a pointed object into a person, animal, or thing, so that the object goes deep inside and stays there

例句

Emeka accidentally impaled his hand on a garden fork while pulling weeds.

Rosa impaled pieces of bell pepper and onion on metal skewers for the party.

collocation: impale [food] on [skewer] for non-violent use

同義詞
  • pierce

    more general and neutral; piercing does not necessarily leave the object stuck inside

  • skewer

    usually for food; implies the object is thin and straight like a needle or stick

  • transfix

    formal, literary; often used for piercing through the body so the victim cannot move

  • spear

    to pierce with a spear or similar long weapon

文法句型

impale + object + on + noun phrase

be impaled on + noun phrase

用法筆記

Often used in the passive voice (be impaled on) or as a past participle (impaled on). When a person is the subject, the construction is typically accidental or reflexive: impale oneself on or impale one's body part on.

常見錯誤

❌He impaled the knife into the meat.
✅He impaled the meat on the knife.
💡The pierced object is the direct object; the sharp tool follows 'on'.