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gallows

英['ɡæləʊz] 美['ɡæloʊz]
  • n. 绞刑架
gallows
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详细释义

Noun:
  1. an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging

双语例句

1. He was saved from the gallows by a lastminute reprieve.
最后一刻的缓刑令把他从绞架上解救了下来.

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2. The murderer was sent to the gallows for his crimes.
谋杀犯由于罪大恶极被处以绞刑.

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3. The criminal ended up in the gallows.
那个罪犯最后被绞死了.

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4. On the top of the gallows is fixed the knife.
绞架顶上装着一把刀.

来自辞典例句

5. Now I was to expiate all my offences at the gallows.
现在我将在绞刑架上赎我一切的罪过.

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    用作名词 (n.)
    1. The murderer was sentenced to the gallows.
      杀人犯被判处绞刑。
    2. They did not send an innocent man to the gallows.
      被他们送上绞架的并不是一个无辜的人。
    3. Only our brand of gallows humor saves us from utter despair.
      只有我们招牌式的黑色幽默把我们从完全的绝望中拯救出来。

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