新托福词汇：sentence

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　　1)n

　　[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.

　　[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.

　　例：She has served her sentence, and will nowbe released. 她已服刑期满, 现即将获释.

　　例：under sentence of death, ie to be officially killed as a punishment 判处死刑

　　例：a sentence of ten years‘ imprisonment 十年监禁之刑.

　　2)sentence v [Tn, Tn.pr, Dn.t]

　　~ 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

　　例：He has been sentenced to pay a fine of 1000. 他被判罚款1000英镑.

　　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.