gallows
绞架
常用释义
英音[ ˈɡæləʊz ]
美音[ ˈɡæloʊz ]
变形
复数:
gallows/gallowses
基本释义
- n. 绞刑；绞刑架；承梁
例句
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1·Then the youth went to the gallows, sat down beneath it, and waited till evening came.于是年轻人走到绞刑架前，在下面坐了下来，一直等到天黑。
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2·Implication in a murder finally brought him to the gallows.与一桩谋杀案的牵连最终把他送上了绞刑架。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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3·"It is all done," said he, "and the witch is already hanging on the gallows."“都办好了，”他说，“女巫已经被挂在绞刑架上了。”
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4·The countryman stopped his fiddle, and left the miser to take his place at the gallows.仆人放下了他的小提琴，让吝啬鬼代替他坐上了绞架。
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5·The gallows groans for you.绞架在等着你呢。
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6·He'll come to the gallows.他将来要受绞刑。
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7·In 1927 he died on the gallows of the warlords.1927年他牺牲在军阀的绞刑架上。
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8·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。
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9·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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10·Save a thief from gallows and he will help hang you.不要从绞刑架上救一个盗贼，他将绞死你。（农夫和蛇）
网络释义
- gallows humor : 充满怨恨的幽默；化解严重场面或僵局的幽默（等于gallows humour）
同义词
n.
绞刑；绞刑架；承梁