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skewered

/ˈskjuːəd/B2

穿成串 / 刺穿 (v.)

原指用签子把食物「串起来」烧烤，这里生动地形容脑袋被「钉/插」在城门尖刺上的血腥画面。

My husband?

If he told the King, both our heads would be skewered on the city gates by now.

Whatever Jon Arryn knew or didn't know, it died with him.