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/kənˈdem/ |
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1 | to say publicly that you think someone or something is bad or wrong 谴责 |
| Politicians have condemned the attacks. 政界人士对袭击表示了谴责。 |
| condemn sb/sth as sth The minister condemned the proposal as ‘very damaging’ . 大臣强烈指责这一提议“非常有害”。 |
| condemn sb for (doing) sth He was widely condemned for his behaviour after the match. 他在赛后的行为受到广泛谴责。 |
| strongly/roundly condemn The statement was roundly condemned by members of the opposition party. 这个声明遭到反对党成员的严厉谴责。 |
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2 | often passive to give a punishment to someone who has committed a crime 给…判刑 |
| Both men have been condemned to life imprisonment. 两人均被判处终身监禁。 |
| Fifty rebels were condemned to death. 50名叛乱分子被判死刑。 |
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3 | if something condemns you to an unpleasant situation , it forces you to experience it 使(某人)遭受 |
| Peacock’ s goal condemned United to their first defeat since March. 皮科克的进球使得曼联队遭受了3月份以来的首次失利。 |
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4 | to order something such as a building or machine to be destroyed because it is not safe 下令拆除(不安全的建筑或机器等) |
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