whipping post是什么意思

释义

n.

historical a post to which offenders were tied in order to be whipped as a public punishment

〈史〉 （捆绑要鞭笞示众的罪犯的）鞭笞柱。

(1)That is the same Peeta that defended you at the whipping post. No, it's not. Now he's only defending himself.

是他保护你不受人鞭打。不，不是，现在他只是保护着他自己。《The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1》《饥饿游戏3：嘲笑鸟(上)》