tar and feather

基本解釋

Because you're brave enough to tar and feather poor friendless cast-out women that come along here, did that make you think you had grit enough to lay your hands on a MAN?
難道只因?yàn)槟銈兏矣诮o一些不幸的無人顧憐的投奔到此而被逐出家門的婦女涂上瀝青，粘上雞毛，你們便自以為有那個(gè)膽量，敢于在一個(gè)男子漢大丈夫的頭上動(dòng)手動(dòng)腳？
The thief was tarred and feathered.
這個(gè)小偷受到了懲罰。
He should be tarred and feathered for what he has done.
他的所作所為理應(yīng)受到嚴(yán)厲懲罰。
Her hat is an amazing affair of ribbon and feather.
她那頂帽子是個(gè)有絲帶和羽毛的絕妙物件。
In some places, mobs tarred and feathered those who violated the boycott.
在某些地方，群眾對那些違反抵制行動(dòng)的人施以澆柏油黏羽毛的暴行。