gallows 详细解释

gallows

['gæləuz]

n.绞刑架

n.

1. 绞刑架, 绞台; (类似绞刑架的)架状物[C]

2. 绞刑[the S]

The judge sentenced the murderer to the gallows.

法官判杀人犯处以绞刑。

词形变化

名词复数: gallows |

词义辨析

同义:

n.绞刑

hanging  execution  

同义参见:

tree  

英英释义

名词 gallows:

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

补充

gallowsgallows英:[ˈɡæləuz] 美:[ˈɡæloz]n.1.绞刑架The murderer was sent to the gallows for his crimes.谋杀犯由于罪大恶极被处以绞刑。

例句

1. His body was swinging from the gallows.他的尸体吊在绞刑架上荡来荡去。 2. A man facing the gallows can be very forthcoming.一个面临绞刑的人会非常愿意合作。 3. he was saved from the gallows by a last-minute reprieve.最后一刻的缓刑令使他得以免受绞刑。 4. He was sentenced to death on the gallows.他被判处绞刑。 5. She was sent to the gallows. [=she was sentenced to death]她被判了死刑。

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