- A sentence can be a group of words that communicate a complete thought, or it can be the punishment in a criminal case. Did your pen pal in prison write a sentence or two about the length of his sentence?
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- n. 句子；宣判，判决
- vt. 判决，宣判
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1. This sentence can be omitted.
这个句子可以省去。
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2. a jail sentence, a prison sentence
判处监禁
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3. a light sentence, a heavy sentence
轻判；重判
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4. to be under sentence of death
被判处死刑
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5. The prisoner has served his sentence and will be released tomorrow.
犯人已服刑期满，明天将获释。
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6. to be sentenced to death
被判死刑
- sentence (n.) c. 1200, "doctrine, authoritative teaching; an authoritative pronouncement," from Old French sentence "judgment, decision; meaning; aphorism, maxim; statement of authority" (12c.) and directly from Latin sententia "thought, way of thinking, opinion; judgment, decision," also "a thought expressed; aphorism, saying," from sentientem, present participle of sentire "be of opinion, feel, perceive" (see sense (n.)). Loss of first -i- in Latin by dissimilation.
- sentence (v.) "to pass judgment," c. 1400, from sentence (n.). Related: Sentenced; sentencing.
sen·tence ★ / ˈsentəns ; NAmE ˈsentəns / noun , verb sentence sentences sentenced sentencing noun ★ 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 ☞see also death sentence , 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 ; NAmE ˈsentəns /
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