sentences

英 [ˈsentənsɪz]

美 [ˈsentənsɪz]

n.  句子; 判决; 宣判; 判刑
v.  判决; 宣判; 判刑
sentence的第三人称单数和复数

IELTS

柯林斯词典

• 句子
  Asentenceis a group of words which, when they are written down, begin with a capital letter and end with a full stop, question mark, or exclamation mark. Most sentences contain a subject and a verb.
• See also:They are already serving prison sentences for their part in the assassination...He was given a four-year sentence...The offences carry a maximum sentence of 10 years....demands for tougher sentences...The court is expected to pass sentence later today.death sentencelife sentencesuspended sentence
• VERB 判决;宣判;判刑
  When a judgesentencessomeone, he or she states in court what their punishment will be.
  1. A military court sentenced him to death in his absence...
     一所军事法庭在他缺席的情况下判处他死刑。
  2. She was sentenced to nine years in prison...
     她被判 9 年徒刑。
  3. He has admitted the charge and will be sentenced later.
     他已经认罪，会在晚些时候宣判。

双语例句

• After a few sentences I became tongue-tied.
  我说了几句就没词儿了。
• Some were serving life sentences for murder.
  有些人因为谋杀罪在服无期徒刑。
• Among the yatter there are these sentences of wisdom.
  闲谈中夹有这些充满明智的语句。
• The accused men have been given relatively light sentences.
  被控告的这些男子受到相对较轻的判决。
• We have learnt how to condense serious messages into short, self-contained sentences
  我们已经学会了如何把重要的信息压缩成简短独立的句子。
• I used to practice Joycean sentences and punctuation.
  我过去常常练习乔伊斯式的句子和断句方式。
• The bill provides for the automatic review of all death sentences.
  该法案规定所有死刑判决都要自动接受审核。
• I can only speak a few sentences of Chinese.
  我只是说了她几句而已，她就哭了。
• The two sentences are disconnected ( or don't hang together).
  这两句话连不起来。
• Sentences can be broken up into clauses, and clauses into phrases.
  句子可以分成分句，分句能分成短语。