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.一人因為受到一些媒體的抨擊已被迫辭職。
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頸手枷（歐洲舊時用以將罪犯示眾的刑具）
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.