quartering

常见例句

The hound was quartering the woods.
这只猎犬在树林中四处搜寻猎物。
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Both sides shot and hanged prisoners without mercy, and on at least two occasions Patriots enforced the gruesome punishment of hanging, drawing and quartering.
双方都毫不怜悯地枪杀和绞死战俘，至少在两个场合爱国者执行了绞死、四肢裂解的可怕惩罚。
Quartering is the rack taken to the next level and was reserved only for murderers and those who killed or attempted to take the life of a nobleman or royalty.
四马分尸是拷问台的升级版，只是适用于那些杀死或者蓄谋杀害贵族或者皇室成员的犯人。

In order to prevent "Chesapeake's biggest shareholders from drawing and quartering" him, McClendon asked Hamm to postpone closing until Aug. 13.
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When they made this return journey, they began their characteristic nest-searching behaviour, quartering the ground in detail looking for the entrance, after travelling about ten metres.
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