quartering

常見例句

The hound was quartering the woods.
這只獵犬在樹林中四處搜尋獵物。
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Both sides shot and hanged prisoners without mercy, and on at least two occasions Patriots enforced the gruesome punishment of hanging, drawing and quartering.
雙方都毫不憐憫地槍殺和絞死戰(zhàn)俘，至少在兩個(gè)場(chǎng)合愛國(guó)者執(zhí)行了絞死、四肢裂解的可怕懲罰。
Quartering is the rack taken to the next level and was reserved only for murderers and those who killed or attempted to take the life of a nobleman or royalty.
四馬分尸是拷問臺(tái)的升級(jí)版，只是適用于那些殺死或者蓄謀殺害貴族或者皇室成員的犯人。

In order to prevent "Chesapeake's biggest shareholders from drawing and quartering" him, McClendon asked Hamm to postpone closing until Aug. 13.
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Both sides shot and hanged prisoners without mercy, and on at least two occasions Patriots enforced the gruesome punishment of hanging, drawing and quartering.
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When they made this return journey, they began their characteristic nest-searching behaviour, quartering the ground in detail looking for the entrance, after travelling about ten metres.
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