lynch

verb

1. kill without legal sanction

e.g. The blood-thirsty mob lynched the alleged killer of the child

1. 以私刑绞死（某人）
If an angry crowd of people lynch someone, they kill that person by hanging them, without letting them have a trial, because they believe that that person has committed a crime.

e.g. They were about to lynch him when reinforcements from the army burst into the room and rescued him.
他们正准备动私刑绞死他时，援军闯入房间把他救下了。

1. 私刑：比如把大经济学家Paul Kregman的名字拼成Pawl Kregman,把私刑(lynch)翻译成凌迟处死,On the waterfront翻译成了在江边,都是编辑没有尽到职责. 不过,只花了28元人民币(英文原价25美元),也就别太计较了.

2. 凌迟--私刑处死：19) Obstinate:我不是听你的--固执的 | 20) Lynch:凌迟--私刑处死 | 21) May:美--少女

3. 语言课程评估:理论与实践 上海外教：1778 第二语言教与学的文化因素 上海外教 Hinkel 2001 | 1779 语言课程评估:理论与实践 上海外教 Lynch 2001 | 1780 社会语言学与语言教学 上海外教 Hornberger 2001