[N-COUNT 可数名词]句子 A sentence is a group of words which, when they are written down, begin with a capital letter and end with a full stop, question mark, or exclamation mark. Most sentences contain a subject and a verb.
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[N-VAR 可变名词]See also:
death sentence
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life sentence
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suspended sentence
;判决;宣判;判刑 In a law court, a sentence is the punishment that a person receives after they have been found guilty of a crime.
They are already serving prison sentences for their part in the assassination...
他们因参与这起刺杀已经开始在监狱服刑了。
He was given a four-year sentence...
他被判了4年徒刑。
The offences carry a maximum sentence of 10 years.
这些罪行最高可判 10 年徒刑。
...demands for tougher sentences...
从严量刑的要求
The court is expected to pass sentence later today.
预计法院今天晚些时候会宣布判决。
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[VERB 动词]判决;宣判;判刑 When a judge sentences someone, he or she states in court what their punishment will be.
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[Also V n to-inf]
A military court sentenced him to death in his absence...
一所军事法庭在他缺席的情况下判处他死刑。
She was sentenced to nine years in prison...
她被判 9 年徒刑。
He has admitted the charge and will be sentenced later.
他已经认罪,会在晚些时候宣判。
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sen·tence★/ˈsentəns; NAmEˈsentəns/
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verb
sentencesentencessentencedsentencingnoun★1★[countable ]( grammar 语法) a set of words expressing a statement, a question or an order, usually containing a subject and a verb. In written English sentencesbegin with a capital letter and end with a full stop/period (.), a question mark (?) or an exclamation mark/exclamation point (!). 句子2★[countable , uncountable ]the punishment given by a court 判决;宣判;判刑◆a jail/prison sentence判处监禁◆a light/heavy sentence轻判;重判◆to be under sentence of death被判处死刑◆The judge passed sentence(= said what the punishment would be).法官宣布了判决。◆The prisoner has served(= completed)his sentenceand will be released tomorrow. 犯人已服刑期满,明天将获释。☞collocationsat
justice
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death sentence
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life sentence
verb[often passive ]sentencesb (to sth) |sentencesb to do sth to say officially in court that sb is to receive a particular punishment 判决;宣判;判刑◆to be sentenced to death/life imprisonment/three years in prison被判死刑╱终身监禁╱三年徒刑sen·tence/ˈsentəns; NAmEˈsentəns/
1a group of words that usually contains a subject and a verb, and expresses a complete idea. Sentences written in English begin with a capital letter and usually end with a full stop or a question mark: His voice dropped at the end of the sentence.in a sentence It’s difficult to sum it up in one sentence.short/simple/full/complex etc sentence In a few short sentences, Quinn explained what he had done.2a punishment that a judge gives to someone who is guilty of a crime: She received an eight-year prison sentence. He has just begun a life sentence for murder.► see thesaurus at
punishment
COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2verbsget/receive a sentence (also be given a sentence)· She was given a three-year prison sentence.face a sentence (=be likely to receive a sentence)· He faces a long prison sentence if he is caught.serve a sentence (=spend time in prison)· Her husband is serving a two-year sentence for credit-card fraud.a crime carries a sentence (=that is the punishment for that crime)· Rape should carry an automatic life sentence.impose/hand down a sentence (=officially give someone a sentence)· The judge imposed a three-year sentence.pass sentence formal (=officially say what someone’s punishment will be)· It is now my duty to pass sentence.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + sentencea stiff/long sentence (=a long time in prison)· Police officers are demanding stiffer sentences for offenders.a light/short sentence (=a short time in prison)· We’re hoping that he gets off with a light sentence.a prison/jail sentence (also a custodial sentence British English formal)· If found guilty, he faces a long jail sentence.a non-custodial sentence British English formal (=a punishment in which a person does not go to prison)· The judge said the offence was too serious for a non-custodial sentence.a five-year/eight-year etc sentence (=five/eight etc years in prison)· He was serving an eight-year sentence for burglary.the maximum sentence (=the most that can be given for a particular crime)· The maximum sentence for this offence is five years.a life sentence (=prison for the rest of your life, or a very long time)· In 1978 he was given a life sentence for attacking a 72-year-old woman.a death sentence (=a punishment of death)· Death sentences were handed down to eight of the accused.a suspended sentence (=one which someone will serve only if they commit another crime)· Her attacker got a two-year suspended sentence.
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sentencesentence2 ●●○ verb [transitive]
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if a judge sentences someone who is guilty of a crime, they give them a punishmentsentence somebody to something Sanchez was sentenced to three years in prison.
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