impale

IPA/ɪmˈpeɪl/
KK[ˌɪmpˈel]IPA/ɪmˈpeɪl/

impale — 動詞

  • 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

刺穿

用尖物刺入並固定

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.

Emeka 在拔雜草時，不小心被園藝叉刺穿了手掌。

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

Rosa 將甜椒和洋蔥塊串在金屬籤上，準備派對用。

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

常見搭配
  • impale [body part / food / object] on [spike / skewer / branch / fork / metal bar]
  • be impaled on [sharp object]
  • impale oneself on something
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'.

同根字

  • impalement
    名詞C1
  • impaler
    名詞C2

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常用片語

  • impale oneself on
  • be impaled on
  • leave someone impaled on

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