1520s, "to enclose with stakes, fence in," from Middle French empaler and directly from Medieval Latin impalare "to push onto a stake," from assimilated form of in- "into, in" (see in- (2)) + Latin palus "a stake, prop, stay; wooden post, pole," from PIE *pak-slo-, from root *pag-/*pak- "to fasten" (see pact). Sense of "pierce with a pointed stake" (as torture or punishment) first recorded 1610s. Related: Impaled; impaling.
实用例句
1. Researchers observed one bird impale a rodent on a cactus.
研究人员观察到一只鸟把一只啮齿动物钉在一棵仙人掌上。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Singing among the savage branches, it impale itself upon the longest, sharpest spine.
它把自己钉在最尖最长的刺上,在蓁蓁树枝间婉啭啼鸣.
来自辞典例句
3. I poisoned him, but I did not impale him on a spear!
我毒死了他, 但是我没有把他插在长矛上!
来自电影对白
4. I say my arrow will impale your brain, now it comes.
我说过我的箭会刺穿你的脑袋, 现在它来了.
来自互联网
5. Impale - This will cause the target to bleed and suffer damage over time.
