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词汇 lynching
释义 lynching
noun[ C or U ]
uk /ˈlɪnt.ʃɪŋ/ us /ˈlɪnt.ʃɪŋ/
the act of killing someone without a legal trial, usually by hanging(= killing using a rope around the neck): 私刑(常指绞刑)
At the time, lynchings were commonplace.在当时私刑是很常见的。
She wrote about the travesty of racially motivated lynching. 她写过文章谈论出于种族原因而施行的私刑的低劣性。
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lynch
There was a lynching of one of the suspected terrorists.
The lynching of two soldiers was reported.
The video showed shocking images of real lynchings.
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