impale
impale — verb
- impalepresent simple I / you / we / they
- impaleshe / she / it
- impaledpast simple
- impaling-ing form
1. to push a long, sharp object completely through a body so that it sticks out the
to push a long, sharp object completely through a body so that it sticks out the other side and holds the victim in place
Park rangers found the deer impaled on a metal fence post near the highway.
passive: be impaled + on + sharp object
Mert impaled a piece of bread on his fork and dipped it into the soup.
active transitive: impale + object + on + tool
During the hike, Takeshi slipped and impaled his arm on a sharp branch.
The farmer was impaled on his own pitchfork when he fell from the hayloft.
Scientists dug up a human skeleton with ribs impaled by old bronze spears.
- pierce
more general; any sharp object entering a surface, not necessarily going through to the other side
- skewer
more specific to cooking or thin rods going through food; lighter in register
- spear
specifically with a spear or similar hunting weapon
- stab
usually a quick forceful thrust, often with a knife, and often into but not through the body
文法句型
impale + object + on/upon + sharp object
be impaled + on/upon + sharp object
impale + object + through + body part
用法筆記
Frequently used in the passive when the focus is on the person or animal that receives the injury. The active form is common when the subject is the sharp object itself (e.g. 'The branch impaled his leg') or when the action is intentional and the object is not a living body (e.g. 'impale a piece of meat on a skewer').