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sen·tence / 5sZntEns ; 5sentEns /noun C
1. a 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句子,句:
His voice dropped at the end of the sentence.到句子结尾的地方,他压低了嗓音。
in a sentence
It's difficult to sum it up in one sentence.很难用一句话来概括。
short / simple / full / complex etc sentence
In a few short sentences, Quinn explained what he had done.奎因用几句简短的话对自己所做的事作了解释。
2. a punishment that a judge gives to someone who is guilty of a crime判决,判刑
jail / prison sentence判处监禁
receive / be given a sentence获刑
impose a sentence on sb formal给某人判刑
pass sentence ( = officially say what a punishment will be )作出判决
stiff / heavy / long sentence ( = a long time in prison )重刑/长期监禁
light / short sentence ( = a short time in prison )轻判/短期徒刑
life sentence ( = the punishment of being in prison for the rest of your life )无期徒刑
death sentence死刑,极刑
suspended sentence ( = a sentence that someone serves only if they commit another crime )缓刑
custodial sentence BrE ( = the punishment of spending time in prison )监禁
serve a sentence ( = spend time in prison )服刑
carry a sentence (of sth) ( = used to say what the usual punishment is for a crime )一般要判(某种)刑罚
She received an eight-year prison sentence .她被判八年徒刑。
The judge will pass sentence tomorrow after looking at all the reports.法官看过所有的报告后,将于明天作出判决。
Drug traffickers will face stiffer sentences .毒品贩子将面临更重的判刑。
He got off with a relatively light sentence .他逃过了重刑,只被判了相对较轻的徒刑。
He has just begun a life sentence for murder.他犯了谋杀罪,刚开始服无期徒刑。
Eventually the death sentence was overturned by the Supreme Court.最后,死刑判决被最高法院推翻了。
The judge gave him a suspended sentence and demanded that he pay $30000 to a children's charity.法官给他判了缓刑,并要求他支付 30,000 美元给一家儿童慈善机构。
This offence is so serious that only a custodial sentence can be justified.这种犯罪行为非常严重,只有判处监禁才算公正。
a prisoner serving a sentence for robbery因抢劫而在服刑的一名囚徒
The offence carries a maximum sentence of five years.这种犯罪行为最高要判五年徒刑。

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sentenceverb T
1. if a judge sentences someone who is guilty of a crime, they give them a punishment〔法官〕判决,宣判,判刑:
sentence sb to sth
Sanchez was sentenced to three years in prison.桑切斯被判了三年监禁。

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