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gallows 【gallows】n.绞刑The murderer entreated the judge for mercy, but was sentenced to the gallows.那个杀人凶手恳求法官宽恕，但被判处绞刑。

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['ɡæloʊz] 
gallowsan instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging
During the Salem witch trials in the late 1600s, women accused of witchcraft were executed by hanging, a gruesome process that involves a gallows, or wooden frame from which a person is hung by a rope.
A gallows is a frame, usually wood, that is made up of a horizontal crossbeam from which a noose or rope is suspended. The word gallows has an s at the end of it because a gallows usually consists of two upright poles and a crossbeam. As a form of capital punishment, hanging is outlawed in almost every state, making the use of gallows these days very rare. If you see one, it will be in a museum.
All forms of 'gallows' will appear on average once every 1289 pages.gallows

Front	gallows
Pron	['ɡæloʊz]
Back	【gallows】 n.绞刑 The murderer entreated the judge for mercy, but was sentenced to the gallows. 那个杀人凶手恳求法官宽恕，但被判处绞刑。
Vocab	gallowsan instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging During the Salem witch trials in the late 1600s, women accused of witchcraft were executed by hanging, a gruesome process that involves a gallows, or wooden frame from which a person is hung by a rope. A gallows is a frame, usually wood, that is made up of a horizontal crossbeam from which a noose or rope is suspended. The word gallows has an s at the end of it because a gallows usually consists of two upright poles and a crossbeam. As a form of capital punishment, hanging is outlawed in almost every state, making the use of gallows these days very rare. If you see one, it will be in a museum. All forms of 'gallows' will appear on average once every 1289 pages. gallows

Gallows Wooden Frame Person Executed Hanging ɡæloʊz N.绞刑