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sentence

英 ['sent(ə)ns] 美['sɛntəns]

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n. [语][计] 句子，命题；宣判，判决
vt. 判决，宣判

考试真题

Her prison sentence might have been extended.

As she neared the end of her prison sentence, a well-known columnist wrote that she was paying her dues, and that there is simply no reason for anyone to attempt to deny her right to start anew.

And he always starts his sentence by saying, " Wow, your chops were slow

As she neared the end of her prison sentence, a well-known columnist wrote that she was "paying her dues," and that " there is simply no reason for anyone to attempt to deny her right to start anew."

Dog-fighting victims are tortured and killed for profit and "sport," yet their criminal abusers often receive a 28 minimal sentence for causing a lifetime of pain.

In the United States, the governor of a state has the power to change a sentence from the death penalty to life in prison.

As such, the first writing was based on the way people talk,with short sentences.

However,while talking is largely subconscious and rapid, writing is deliberate and slow, Over time,writers took advantage of this and started crafting long-winded sentences such as this one:The whole engagement lasted above 12 hours, till the gradual retreat of the Persians was changed into a disorderly flight, of which the shameful example was given by the principal leaders and……" No one talks like that casually — or should

Question 34: What led directly to Jackson's sentence?

If you've ever started a sentence with, "If I were you…" or found yourself scratching your head at a colleague's agony over a decision when the answer is crystal-clear, there's a scientific reason behind it.

A code uses symbols to replace words, phrases, or sentences.

He looked at me for a moment, and then wrote a sentence containing the best advice I've ever had: be bold and brave.

Their child is at the stage where she can say individual words but not full sentences.

In effect, you try to reconstruct the likely meanings or effects that any given sentence, image or reference might have had: These might be the ones the author intended.

双语例句

1. He stood emotionless as he heard the judge pass sentence.: 他面无表情地站在那里，听法官宣布判决。

2. If he is caught again he will be given a custodial sentence.: 如果他再次被捕，将会被处以监禁。

3. 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。

4. These rules tell us how a sentence is broken down into phrases.: 这些规则告诉我们一个句子是怎样分解成若干短语的。

5. Nothing other than an immediate custodial sentence could be justified.: 只有判决即时监禁才算合理。