sentence /ˈsɛntəns/ CET4 TEM4 ( sentencing, sentenced, sentences )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A sentence is a group of words which, when they are written down, begin with a capital letter and end with a period, question mark, or exclamation mark. Most sentences contain a subject and a verb. 句子

  例：

  Here we have several sentences incorrectly joined by commas.

  这里有几个误用逗号连接的句子。

• 2. 

  N-VAR In a law court, a sentence is the punishment that a person receives after they have been found guilty of a crime. 刑罚

  例：

  They are already serving prison sentences for their part in the assassination.

  他们已经因为参与暗杀而在监狱服刑。

  例：

  He was given a four-year sentence.

  他被判处了4年徒刑。

  例：

  The court is expected to pass sentence later today.

  预计法庭将于今天晚些时候宣布判决。

• 3. 

  → see also death sentence

• 4. 

  V-T When a judge sentences someone, he or she states in court what their punishment will be. 宣判; 判决

  例：

  A military court sentenced him to death in his absence.

  一家军事法院在他未到庭的情况下判处他死刑。

  例：

  She was sentenced to nine years in prison.

  她被判处9年监禁。