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• 表示由词或词组构成、能够表达一个完整意思的语言单位，通常包含主语和谓语；也可指句子、语句或判决、刑罚。

A noun referring to a grammatical unit consisting of one or more words that expresses a complete thought, typically containing a subject and a predicate.

1. Grammatical unitA1formal

   A set of words that is complete in itself, typically containing a subject and verb, conveying a statement, question, exclamation, or command.

   句子

   • Please write a complete sentence using the word 'happy'.
   • The teacher asked him to identify the subject of the sentence.
   • A sentence usually begins with a capital letter and ends with a period.

   同义词utterance

2. Punishment in lawB1formal

   The punishment assigned to a defendant found guilty by a court, or the term of imprisonment.

   刑罚

   • The judge handed down a ten-year prison sentence.
   • He is serving a life sentence for his crimes.
   • The court reduced her sentence due to good behavior.

   同义词condemnationjudgmentpenaltypunishmentsanctionterm

• 动词：正式判定对罪犯的刑罚；也指使某人注定遭受不幸或痛苦。

To officially impose a judicial punishment on a person convicted of a crime; to condemn someone to endure something unpleasant.

1. Imposing a legal penaltyB2formallegal

   To officially declare the punishment decided for someone convicted of a crime.

   宣判刑罚

   • The judge condemned the thief to five years in prison.
   • He was given a life term for the murder.
   • The court imposed a fine of ten thousand dollars.
   • They will soon decide the punishment for the fraudster.
   • The magistrate gave the youth a weekend detention.

   同义词adjudgecondemndoom

2. Forcing an unpleasant situation (figurative)C1informal

   To condemn someone to endure something difficult or undesirable for a long time.

   使遭受（长期困境）

   • The accident seemed to condemn him to a lifetime of pain.
   • She was punished with endless paperwork after the promotion.
   • Many workers are forced into early retirement by illness.
   • That mistake condemned the team to last place in the league.
   • He was doomed to repeat the same boring routines every day.

   同义词condemnconsigndamndoom