stringsbup
—phrasal verbwithstringverb[T]uk/strɪŋ/us/strɪŋ/strung|strung
informaltokillsomeone byhangingthem by theneckfrom arope, usually as apunishmentfor acrime
吊死（某人），绞死（某人）
He's one of thoseold-fashionedtypeswhothinkscriminalsought to bestrungup.他是那种老式思维的人，认为杀人犯都应该被绞死。
topunishsomeoneseverely
严厉惩罚（某人）
He ought to bestrungup for what he said about hismother.他那样说他母亲真该被严惩。