sentence

noun

/ˈsentəns/

[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 sentences begin with a capital letter and end with a full stop/period (.), a question mark (?) or an exclamation mark (!).句子
- Does the sentence contain an adverb?这个句子中有副词吗？
- I was too stunned to finish my sentence.我惊呆了，没说完我的话。
- There are mistakes in grammar, sentence structure and punctuation.语法，句子结构，标点都有错误。
- Let's take that paragraph apart sentence by sentence.让我们一句一句地把那一段拆开。
see also cleft sentence, run-on sentence
- Complete the following sentence: ‘I love dictionaries because…’.请完成下面的句子：“我喜爱词典是因为⋯。”
- Cooke was so nervous he could barely string a sentence together.库克紧张得结结巴巴，话不成句。
- He can barely form a grammatical sentence.他几乎造不出合乎语法的句子。
- He tells her not to end her sentences with prepositions.他告诉她句尾不要用介词。
- I kept reading the same sentence over and over again.我一遍又一遍地读同一个句子。
- Peter finished Jane's sentence for her.彼得替简说完了那句话。
- The argument can be distilled into a single sentence.这个论点可以用一句话概括。
- Troy uttered one last sentence.特洛伊说了最后一句话。
- Try to keep your sentences short.设法把你的句子写得简短些。
- the opening sentence of the novel小说开首句
Topics Languagea1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- long
- short
- complete
- …
verb + sentence
- begin
- finish
- complete
- …
sentence + verb
- contain something
- have something
sentence + noun
- structure
[countable, uncountable] the punishment given by a court判决；宣判；判刑
- a jail/prison sentence判处监禁
- a custodial sentence予以监禁的判决。
- a harsh/stiff/heavy/lengthy sentence严厉/严厉/沉重/冗长的判决
- a light/lenient sentence从轻/从轻判决
- The court will impose an appropriate sentence.法院将做出适当的判决。
- The judge passed sentence (= said what the punishment would be).法官宣布了判决。
- The prisoner has served (= completed) his sentence and will be released tomorrow.犯人已服刑期满，明天将获释。
- sentence of something a maximum/minimum sentence of five years五年的最高/最低刑期
- a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment终身监禁的强制性判决
- The charges carry a sentence of up to ten years.这些指控最高可判十年徒刑。
- She could face a sentence of between seven and ten years in jail.她可能面临7到10年的监禁。
- sentence for something He received an 18-year sentence for attempted murder.他因谋杀未遂被判18年徒刑。
- under sentence (of something) to be under sentence of death被判处死刑
Wordfinder
- cell
- death row
- discharge
- justice
- parole
- prison
- probation
- remission
- sentence
- warder
Collocations Criminal justice
Criminal justice刑事审判Breaking the law犯法
- break/violate/obey/uphold the law违反／违背／遵守／维护法律
- be investigated/arrested/tried for a crime/a robbery/fraud因犯罪／抢劫／诈骗而被调查／逮捕／审判
- be arrested/ (especially North American English) indicted/convicted on charges of rape/fraud/(especially US English) felony charges因被控犯强奸罪／诈骗罪／重型罪遭逮捕／起诉／定罪
- be arrested on suspicion of arson/robbery/shoplifting因涉嫌纵火／抢劫／在商店行窃而被逮捕
- be accused of/be charged with murder/(especially North American English) homicide/four counts of fraud被指控犯有谋杀罪／杀人罪／四项诈骗罪
- face two charges of indecent assault面临两项猥亵罪的指控
- admit your guilt/liability/responsibility (for something)承认（对某事的）罪责／责任
- deny the allegations/claims/charges否认指控
- confess to a crime坦白罪行
- grant/be refused/be released on/skip/jump bail准许／不准保释；交保释金获释；弃保潜逃
The legal process法律程序
- stand/await/bring somebody to/come to/be on trial受审；候审；把某人送交法院审判；开庭审理；受到审判
- take somebody to/come to/settle something out of court把某人告上法庭；被法庭受理；庭外和解某事
- face/avoid/escape prosecution面临／免于／逃脱起诉
- seek/retain/have the right to/be denied access to legal counsel寻求／聘请／有权聘用／无权聘用律师
- hold/conduct/attend/adjourn a hearing/trial开庭；出庭；休庭
- sit on/influence/persuade/convince the jury担任／影响／说服陪审团
- sit/stand/appear/be put/place somebody in the dock坐在／站在／出现在／被送上／将某人送上被告席
- plead guilty/not guilty to a crime认罪；不认罪
- be called to/enter (British English) the witness box被召唤进入／进入证人席
- take/put somebody on the stand/(North American English) the witness stand出庭作证；让某人出庭作证
- call/subpoena/question/cross-examine a witness传唤／以传票传唤／讯问／盘问证人
- give/hear the evidence against/on behalf of somebody提供／听取对某人不利／有利的证据
- raise/withdraw/overrule an objection提出／撤销／否决异议
- reach a unanimous/majority verdict作出一致的／多数人赞同的裁决
- return/deliver/record a verdict of not guilty/unlawful killing/accidental death作出／宣布无罪／非法杀人／意外死亡的裁决
- convict/acquit the defendant of the crime宣判被告有罪／无罪
- secure a conviction/your acquittal获得有罪／无罪判决
- lodge/file an appeal提出上诉
- appeal (against)/challenge/uphold/overturn a conviction/verdict对判决／裁决提出上诉／质疑；维持／撤销判决／裁决
Sentencing and punishment判刑与惩罚
- pass sentence on somebody宣布对某人的判决
- carry/face/serve a seven-year/life sentence会被判处／面临／服七年徒刑／无期徒刑
- receive/be given the death penalty被判死刑
- be sentenced to ten years (in prison/jail)被判十年（监禁）
- carry/impose/pay a fine (of $3 000)/a penalty (of 14 years imprisonment)会被判处／处以／缴纳（3 000 美元的）罚金／（14 年的）监禁
- be imprisoned/jailed for drug possession/fraud/murder因持有毒品罪／诈骗罪／谋杀罪被监禁
- do/serve time/ten years服刑；服十年徒刑
- be sent to/put somebody in/be released from jail/prison被送进监狱；把某人送进监狱；被释放出狱
- be/put somebody/spend X years on death row在／把某人关在死囚牢房；在死囚牢房度过…年
- be granted/be denied/break (your) parole获准假释；假释遭拒；违反假释规定
see also community sentence, death sentence, life sentence, suspended sentence
- He spent a week in custody awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被拘押了一个星期。
- He turned state's evidence in return for a reduced sentence.他供出了同案犯的犯罪证据以求获得减刑。
- She could face a long prison sentence.她可能会被判长期监禁。
- The US Supreme Court recently upheld both of these sentences.美国最高法院最近宣布维持这两项判决。
- The judge imposed the mandatory sentence for murder.法官对谋杀罪作出了强制性判决。
- The offence carries a maximum sentence of two years in prison.这种罪行最高可判两年监禁。
- an eight-year sentence for burglary因入室盗窃被判 8 年徒刑
- ex-felons who have completed their sentences刑期已满的重罪犯
Topics Crime and punishmentb2, Law and justiceb2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- maximum
- minimum
- average
- …
verb + sentence
- hand down
- impose
- pass
- …
preposition
- sentence for
phrases
- under sentence of death

词源Middle English (in the senses ‘way of thinking, opinion’, ‘court's declaration of punishment’, and ‘gist (of a piece of writing)’): via Old French from Latin sententia ‘opinion’, from sentire ‘feel, be of the opinion’.

sentence

verb

/ˈsentəns/

[often passive]

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they sentence	/ˈsentəns/ /ˈsentəns/
he / she / it sentences	/ˈsentənsɪz/ /ˈsentənsɪz/
past simple sentenced	/ˈsentənst/ /ˈsentənst/
past participle sentenced	/ˈsentənst/ /ˈsentənst/
-ing form sentencing	/ˈsentənsɪŋ/ /ˈsentənsɪŋ/

to say officially in court that somebody is to receive a particular punishment判决；宣判；判刑
- sentence somebody to something He sentenced the defendant to life in prison.他判处被告终身监禁。
- to be sentenced to death/life imprisonment被判死刑/无期徒刑
- He was convicted and sentenced to a four-year jail term.他被判有罪，并被判处四年监禁。
- sentence somebody to do something The judge sentenced him to hang.法官判他绞刑。
- The court sentenced him to serve nine months for the assault.法院以袭击罪判处他9个月监禁。
- She was sentenced to do 30 hours of community service.她被判做30小时的社区服务。
- sentence somebody for something The same judge had previously sentenced him for burglary.同一个法官此前曾以入室行窃罪判处他死刑。
- sentence somebody to something for something A court sentenced them to nine-year jail terms for fraud and tax evasion.法院以欺诈和逃税罪判处他们九年监禁。
- sentence somebody It was argued that judges should have discretion in sentencing first-time offenders.有人认为，法官在判决初犯时应该有酌处权。
- The judge sentenced her to life imprisonment.法官判处她终身监禁。
- They had been sentenced for murder.他们因谋杀罪被判刑。
Topics Crime and punishmentb2, Law and justiceb2
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- hereby
- in absentia
preposition
- for
- to
词源Middle English (in the senses ‘way of thinking, opinion’, ‘court's declaration of punishment’, and ‘gist (of a piece of writing)’): via Old French from Latin sententia ‘opinion’, from sentire ‘feel, be of the opinion’.