| [/kənˈdem; kənˋdɛm/] v 用法:
1 [Tn, Tn.pr, Cn.n/a] ~ sb/sth (for/as sth) say that one disapproves of sb/sth 谴责; 责备; 指摘:
We all condemn cruelty to children. 我们一致谴责虐待儿童的行为. *
The papers were quick to condemn him for his mistake. 报纸及时地指摘他的错误. *
She is often condemned as uncaring. 她常因不关心别人而受到责难. 用法:
2 [Tn, Cn.n/a] ~ sth (as sth) say officially that (sth) is faulty or not fit for use 官方宣称（某事物）有缺陷或不宜使用:
The meat was condemned as unfit for human consumption. 这种肉已宣布不适宜人们食用. *
a condemned building 已公布为不宜使用的建筑物. 用法:
3 (a) [Tn, Tn.pr, Cn.t] ~ sb (to sth/to do sth) (law 律) say what sb's punishment is to be; sentence sb (esp to death) 宣告某人要受的惩罚; 判某人刑（尤指死刑）:
condemn sb to death/hard labour 判处某人死刑[劳役] *
He was found guilty and condemned to be shot. 他被判有罪, 处以枪决.
(b) [Tn] make (sb) appear guilty 使（某人）显示出有罪:
His nervous looks condemned him. 他神色紧张, 显出有罪的样子. 用法:
4 [esp passive 尤用於被动语态:
Tn.pr, Cn.t] ~ sb to sth/to do sth make sb take or accept sth unwelcome or unpleasant; doom sb 使某人接受不好的某事物; 使某人注定:
an unhappy worker, condemned to a job he hates 闷闷不乐的工作者, 无奈何要做他厌恶的工作 *
As an old person, one is often condemned to live alone. 老年人常出於无奈而独自生活. |