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grammar 语法 a set of words expressing a statement, a question or an order, usually containing a subject and a verb. In written English sentences begin with a capital letter and end with a full stop/period (.), a question mark (?) or an exclamation mark (!). 句子 Does the sentence contain an adverb? 这个句子中有副词吗？ I was too stunned to finish my sentence. 我惊呆了，没说完我的话。 There are mistakes in grammar, sentence structure and punctuation. 语法，句子结构，标点都有错误。 Let's take that paragraph apart sentence by sentence. 让我们一句一句地把那一段拆开。
Extra ExamplesTopics Languagea1Complete the following sentence: ‘I love dictionaries because…’. 请完成下面的句子：“我喜爱词典是因为⋯。” Cooke was so nervous he could barely string a sentence together. 库克紧张得结结巴巴，话不成句。 He can barely form a grammatical sentence. 他几乎造不出合乎语法的句子。 He tells her not to end her sentences with prepositions. 他告诉她句尾不要用介词。 I kept reading the same sentence over and over again. 我一遍又一遍地读同一个句子。 Peter finished Jane's sentence for her. 彼得替简说完了那句话。 The argument can be distilled into a single sentence. 这个论点可以用一句话概括。 Troy uttered one last sentence. 特洛伊说了最后一句话。 Try to keep your sentences short. 设法把你的句子写得简短些。 the opening sentence of the novel 小说开首句
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- short
- complete
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- begin
- finish
- complete
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- contain something
- have something
- structure
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the punishment given by a court 判决；宣判；判刑 a jail/prison sentence 判处监禁 a custodial sentence 予以监禁的判决。 a harsh/stiff/heavy/lengthy sentence 严厉/严厉/沉重/冗长的判决 a light/lenient sentence 从轻/从轻判决 The court will impose an appropriate sentence. 法院将做出适当的判决。 The judge passed sentence (= said what the punishment would be). 法官宣布了判决。 The prisoner has served (= completed) his sentence and will be released tomorrow. 犯人已服刑期满，明天将获释。 - sentence of something
a maximum/minimum sentence of five years 五年的最高/最低刑期 a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment 终身监禁的强制性判决 The charges carry a sentence of up to ten years. 这些指控最高可判十年徒刑。 She could face a sentence of between seven and ten years in jail. 她可能面临7到10年的监禁。 - sentence for something
He received an 18-year sentence for attempted murder. 他因谋杀未遂被判18年徒刑。 - under sentence (of something)
to be under sentence of death 被判处死刑
Collocations Criminal justicesee also community sentence, death sentence, life sentence, suspended sentenceCriminal justice 刑事审判 Breaking the law 犯法 - break/violate/obey/uphold the law
违反／违背／遵守／维护法律 - be investigated/arrested/tried for a crime/a robbery/fraud
因犯罪／抢劫／诈骗而被调查／逮捕／审判 - be arrested/ (especially North American English) indicted/convicted on charges of rape/fraud/(especially US English) felony charges
因被控犯强奸罪／诈骗罪／重型罪遭逮捕／起诉／定罪 - be arrested on suspicion of arson/robbery/shoplifting
因涉嫌纵火／抢劫／在商店行窃而被逮捕 - be accused of/be charged with murder/(especially North American English) homicide/four counts of fraud
被指控犯有谋杀罪／杀人罪／四项诈骗罪 - face two charges of indecent assault
面临两项猥亵罪的指控 - admit your guilt/liability/responsibility (for something)
承认（对某事的）罪责／责任 - deny the allegations/claims/charges
否认指控 - confess to a crime
坦白罪行 - grant/be refused/be released on/skip/jump bail
准许／不准保释；交保释金获释；弃保潜逃
The legal process 法律程序 - stand/await/bring somebody to/come to/be on trial
受审；候审；把某人送交法院审判；开庭审理；受到审判 - take somebody to/come to/settle something out of court
把某人告上法庭；被法庭受理；庭外和解某事 - face/avoid/escape prosecution
面临／免于／逃脱起诉 - seek/retain/have the right to/be denied access to legal counsel
寻求／聘请／有权聘用／无权聘用律师 - hold/conduct/attend/adjourn a hearing/trial
开庭；出庭；休庭 - sit on/influence/persuade/convince the jury
担任／影响／说服陪审团 - sit/stand/appear/be put/place somebody in the dock
坐在／站在／出现在／被送上／将某人送上被告席 - plead guilty/not guilty to a crime
认罪；不认罪 - be called to/enter (British English) the witness box
被召唤进入／进入证人席 - take/put somebody on the stand/(North American English) the witness stand
出庭作证；让某人出庭作证 - call/subpoena/question/cross-examine a witness
传唤／以传票传唤／讯问／盘问证人 - give/hear the evidence against/on behalf of somebody
提供／听取对某人不利／有利的证据 - raise/withdraw/overrule an objection
提出／撤销／否决异议 - reach a unanimous/majority verdict
作出一致的／多数人赞同的裁决 - return/deliver/record a verdict of not guilty/unlawful killing/accidental death
作出／宣布无罪／非法杀人／意外死亡的裁决 - convict/acquit the defendant of the crime
宣判被告有罪／无罪 - secure a conviction/your acquittal
获得有罪／无罪判决 - lodge/file an appeal
提出上诉 - appeal (against)/challenge/uphold/overturn a conviction/verdict
对判决／裁决提出上诉／质疑；维持／撤销判决／裁决
Sentencing and punishment 判刑与惩罚 - pass sentence on somebody
宣布对某人的判决 - carry/face/serve a seven-year/life sentence
会被判处／面临／服七年徒刑／无期徒刑 - receive/be given the death penalty
被判死刑 - be sentenced to ten years (in prison/jail)
被判十年（监禁） - carry/impose/pay a fine (of $3 000)/a penalty (of 14 years imprisonment)
会被判处／处以／缴纳（3 000 美元的）罚金／（14 年的）监禁 - be imprisoned/jailed for drug possession/fraud/murder
因持有毒品罪／诈骗罪／谋杀罪被监禁 - do/serve time/ten years
服刑；服十年徒刑 - be sent to/put somebody in/be released from jail/prison
被送进监狱；把某人送进监狱；被释放出狱 - be/put somebody/spend X years on death row
在／把某人关在死囚牢房；在死囚牢房度过…年 - be granted/be denied/break (your) parole
获准假释；假释遭拒；违反假释规定
He spent a week in custody awaiting sentence. 等候判决期间他被拘押了一个星期。 He turned state's evidence in return for a reduced sentence. 他供出了同案犯的犯罪证据以求获得减刑。 She could face a long prison sentence. 她可能会被判长期监禁。 The US Supreme Court recently upheld both of these sentences. 美国最高法院最近宣布维持这两项判决。 The judge imposed the mandatory sentence for murder. 法官对谋杀罪作出了强制性判决。 The offence carries a maximum sentence of two years in prison. 这种罪行最高可判两年监禁。 an eight-year sentence for burglary 因入室盗窃被判 8 年徒刑 ex-felons who have completed their sentences 刑期已满的重罪犯
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- maximum
- minimum
- average
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- hand down
- impose
- pass
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- sentence for
- under sentence of death
Word OriginMiddle English (in the senses ‘way of thinking, opinion’, ‘court's declaration of punishment’, and ‘gist (of a piece of writing)’): via Old French from Latin sententia ‘opinion’, from sentire ‘feel, be of the opinion’.