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　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1168 / COCA.2036

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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

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 sentence life sentence suspended 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。

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

He has admitted the charge and will be sentenced later.
他已经认罪，会在晚些时候宣判。
In a case of premeditated murder a life sentence is mandatory
蓄意杀人依法要判无期徒刑。
His nine-month sentence was overturned by Appeal Court judge Lord Justice Watkins.
上诉法院法官沃特金斯撤销了对他作出的9个月徒刑的判决。
The court has passed sentence and the matter is now at an end
法庭已经作出了判决，现在这件事已经告一段落。
Sometimes the insertion of one word can change the meaning of a whole sentence.
有时插入一个字可以改变全句的意义。
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。
Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.
这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。
She was sentenced to nine years in prison
她被判9年徒刑。
It's an example of how you can turn around the sentence and create a whole new meaning.
那个例子告诉你如何改变一个句子使其表达出完全不一样的意思。
I don't know why he broke off in the middle of a sentence.
我不知道他为什么说到半中腰就停止了。