If someone is pilloried, a lot of people, especially journalists, criticize them and make them look stupid.
例句
A man has been forced to resign as a result of being pilloried by some of the press.一人因为受到一些媒体的抨击已被迫辞职。
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颈手枷（欧洲旧时用以将罪犯示众的刑具）
A pillory is a wooden frame with holes for the head and hands. In Europe in former times criminals were sometimes locked in a pillory as a form of punishment.