impale
- IPA[ɪmˈpeɪl]
英式
- transfix or pierce with a sharp instrument；display (a coat of arms) side by side with another on the same shield, separated by a vertical line
verb: impale, 3rd person present: impales, gerund or present participle: impaling, past tense: impaled, past participle: impaled
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. transfix or pierce with a sharp instrument his head was impaled on a pike and exhibited for all to see
- 2. display (a coat of arms) side by side with another on the same shield, separated by a vertical line the impaled arms of her husband and her father
- ▪ (of a coat of arms) adjoin (another coat of arms) on the same shield the arms of the order are impaling those of the sovereign
- 更多解釋
- IPA[imˈpāl]
美式
- pierce or transfix with a sharp instrument: his head was impaled on a pike and exhibited for all to see
Oxford American Dictionary
