sentence
noun
verb
ˈsentəns noun
1 a group of words that usually contains a subject and a verb, and expresses a complete idea. Sentences written in English begin with a capital letter and usually end with a FULL STOP or a QUESTION MARK 句子,句
in a sentence short/simple/full/complex etc sentence
His voice dropped at the end of the sentence. It’s difficult to sum it up in one sentence. In a few short sentences, Quinn explained what he had done.
到句子结尾的地方,他压低了嗓音。 很难用一句话来概括。 奎因用几句简短的话对自己所做的事作了解释。
His voice dropped at the end of the sentence.
到句子结尾的地方,他压低了嗓音。
in a sentence
It’s difficult to sum it up in one sentence.
很难用一句话来概括。
short/simple/full/complex etc sentence
In a few short sentences, Quinn explained what he had done.
奎因用几句简短的话对自己所做的事作了解释。
2 a punishment that a judge gives to someone who is guilty of a crime 判决,判刑
verb
3 if a judge sentences someone who is guilty of a crime, they give them a punishment 〔法官〕判决,宣判,判刑
sentence sb to sth
Sanchez was sentenced to three years in prison.
桑切斯被判了三年监禁。