sentence

英 [ˈsentəns]

美 [ˈsentəns]

n.  句子; 判决; 宣判; 判刑
v.  判决; 宣判; 判刑

复数：sentences　过去分词：sentenced　过去式：sentenced　现在分词：sentencing　第三人称单数：sentences　

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牛津词典

noun

• 句子
  a set of words expressing a statement, a question or an order, usually containing a subject and a verb. In written English sentences begin with a capital letter and end with a full stop/period (.), a question mark (?) or an exclamation mark/exclamation point (!).
• 判决；宣判；判刑
  the punishment given by a court
  1. a jail/prison sentence
     判处监禁
  2. a light/heavy sentence
     轻判；重判
  3. to be under sentence of death
     被判处死刑
  4. The judge passed sentence (= said what the punishment would be) .
     法官宣布了判决。
  5. The prisoner has served (= completed) his sentence and will be released tomorrow.
     犯人已服刑期满，明天将获释。

verb

• 判决；宣判；判刑
  to say officially in court that sb is to receive a particular punishment
  1. to be sentenced to death/life imprisonment/three years in prison
     被判死刑 / 终身监禁 / 三年徒刑

柯林斯词典

• 句子
  Asentenceis 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.
• See also:They are already serving prison sentences for their part in the assassination...He was given a four-year sentence...The offences carry a maximum sentence of 10 years....demands for tougher sentences...The court is expected to pass sentence later today.death sentencelife sentencesuspended sentence
• VERB 判决;宣判;判刑
  When a judgesentencessomeone, he or she states in court what their punishment will be.
  1. 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。
  2. She was sentenced to nine years in prison...
     她被判 9 年徒刑。
  3. He has admitted the charge and will be sentenced later.
     他已经认罪，会在晚些时候宣判。

英英释义

noun

• (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
  1. the conviction came as no surprise
  Synonym:convictionjudgment of convictioncondemnation
• a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
  1. he always spoke in grammatical sentences
• the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
  1. he served a prison term of 15 months
  2. his sentence was 5 to 10 years
  3. he is doing time in the county jail
  Synonym:prison termtime

verb

• pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
  1. He was condemned to ten years in prison
  Synonym:condemndoom

双语例句

• 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。
• Conciseness is served when the sentence is so corrected.
  句子这样一改就简洁了。
• 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 still young, he said, and that would be taken into account when deciding her sentence
  他说，她还年轻，而这一点在对她量刑时将会予以考虑。
• Mr Ferguson said the prisoner concocted the story to get a lighter sentence.
  弗格森先生说犯人捏造了这件事儿以求轻判。
• This sentence can be omitted.
  这个句子可以省去。
• Heath's appeal against the sentence was later successful
  希思对判决不服提出上诉，后来胜诉了。
• This sentence is totally disproportionate to the alleged offence.
  从所犯罪行来看，这一量刑完全不合理。
• His death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment
  他的死刑被减为无期徒刑。
• The court is expected to pass sentence later today.
  预计法院今天晚些时候会宣布判决。