2012年新托福词汇记忆:sentence
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! Q4 ?& d5 H! F6 v [C] (grammar) largest unit of grammar, usu containing a subject, a verb, an object, etc and expressing a statement, question or command 句子; 句.2 B- c2 K9 m9 h3 q
[C, U] (law 律) (statement of the) punishment given by a lawcourt 判决; 宣判; 判刑: The judge passed/pronounced sentence (on the prisoner), ie said what his punishment would be. 法官宣布了(对犯人的)判决. 6 O0 n: @: O( V. {7 \3 O
例:She has served her sentence, and will nowbe released. 她已服刑期满, 现即将获释.中 华 考 试 网4 [% z2 ~8 q' s
例:under sentence of death, ie to be officially killed as a punishment 判处死刑
( f, `5 Q. A, j" G: C. Y9 Z 例:a sentence of ten years' imprisonment 十年监禁之刑.! Y; j/ E+ O2 ]3 y y% e9 n
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' h' T" ]) {$ _8 e' L4 a3 s2 i ~ sb (to sth) state that sb is to have a certain punishment 判决; 宣判: sentence a thief to six months' imprisonment 判处窃贼六个月监禁
% e1 X# D( k, h: k' Y! D8 G 例:He has been sentenced to pay a fine of 1000. 他被判罚款1000英镑. 9 J6 l# N2 q. n. a9 f7 z
例:(fig 比喻) a crippling disease which sentenced him to a lifetime in a wheelchair 把他终生束缚在轮椅上的残疾. |