impalement
noun [ C or U ] uk/ɪmˈpeɪl.mənt/ us/ɪmˈpeɪl.mənt/
刺穿;穿刺（酷刑）
the act of pushing a sharp object through something, especially the body of an animal or person
They climbed on statues and lamp posts, many risking impalement on railings to see over the heads of those in front. 他们爬到雕像和灯柱上，许多人冒着被栏杆尖头刺穿的危险，从前面人群的头顶上看过去。
History records a number of impalements amongst this ancient people. 历史记录了在这个古老民族中实施过的许多起穿刺之刑。
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- They rip into this jagged section of the climb with great skill and no apparent concern for impalement on the rocks.
- Archaeology yields clues to the victim's identity and the method of impalement.
- In many stories and films, impalement with a wooden stake is used to subdue or kill a vampire.
- Throughout his existence, man has been an aggressive animal and has always been the subject of violence; contusions, fractures, dislocations, impalements, eviscerations, and so on.