crucify

verb
🔊/ˈkruːsɪfaɪ/
🔊/ˈkruːsɪfaɪ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they crucify
🔊/ˈkruːsɪfaɪ/
🔊/ˈkruːsɪfaɪ/
he / she / it crucifies
🔊/ˈkruːsɪfaɪz/
🔊/ˈkruːsɪfaɪz/
past simple crucified
🔊/ˈkruːsɪfaɪd/
🔊/ˈkruːsɪfaɪd/
past participle crucified
🔊/ˈkruːsɪfaɪd/
🔊/ˈkruːsɪfaɪd/
-ing form crucifying
🔊/ˈkruːsɪfaɪɪŋ/
🔊/ˈkruːsɪfaɪɪŋ/
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  1. crucify somebody to kill somebody as a punishment by fastening them to a wooden cross把(某人)钉(或捆)在木十字架上处死
  2. crucify somebody (informal) to criticize or punish somebody very severely严厉批评;严惩;折磨
    • The prime minister was crucified in the press for his handling of the affair.首相因处理此事的方式而受到新闻界的严厉抨击。🔊🔊
  3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French crucifier, from late Latin crucifigere, from Latin crux, cruc- ‘cross’ + figere ‘fix’. Compare with crucifix.