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gal.lowsHgAl7EJz, $-oJzn [C]pl gallows a wooden structure used, esp. in the past, to hang criminals from as a form of EXECUTION (= killing as a punishment)绞刑架New witnesses have cast doubt on some of the evidence that sent the 19 year old to the gallows.新证人的出现使人们对把这个19岁的青年送上绞刑架的一些证据产生了怀疑。Gallow humour refers to jokes or humorous remarks that are made about unpleasant or worrying subjects such as death and illness.面临大难时的幽默，黑色幽默There was a lot of gallows humour about job security on the day the job losses were announced.在公布失业情况的那天，有许多关于就业保障的黑色幽默。
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