heated pillar

language: zh

definitions

  1. A torture device consisting of a metal column heated to extreme temperatures, historically used by forcing victims to embrace it to inflict severe pain.
    zh: 烧红刑柱
  2. A structural column or post that has become hot due to external heat sources, fire, or industrial processes.
    zh: 高温立柱

examples

  1. Prisoners were forced to embrace the heated pillar, their screams echoing through the palace walls.

    囚犯被迫拥抱灼热的刑柱，他们的惨叫声在宫殿的墙壁间回荡。

  2. The firefighters carefully navigated around the heated pillar to avoid burns while extinguishing the blaze.

    消防员在扑灭火焰时，小心翼翼地绕过发烫的柱子，以防烫伤。