condemn

英 [kənˈdem]

美 [kənˈdem]

v.  (通常因道义上的原因而)谴责，指责; 宣判; 判处(某人某种刑罚); 迫使…接受困境(或不愉快的状况)

过去分词：condemned　过去式：condemned　现在分词：condemning　第三人称单数：condemns　

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同义词辨析

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牛津词典

verb

表示不赞成 express disapproval
• （通常因道义上的原因而）谴责，指责
  to express very strong disapproval of sb/sth, usually for moral reasons
  1. The government issued a statement condemning the killings.
     政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
  2. The editor of the newspaper was condemned as lacking integrity.
     这家报纸的主编被指责为不够正直。
处以刑罚 sb to punishment
• 宣判；判处（某人某种刑罚）
  to say what sb's punishment will be
  1. He was condemned to death for murder and later hanged.
     他因凶杀罪被判处死刑后被绞死。
  2. She was condemned to hang for killing her husband.
     她因杀害亲夫被处以绞刑。
把某人置于困境 sb to difficult situation
• 迫使…接受困境（或不愉快的状况）
  to force sb to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation
  1. They were condemned to a life of hardship.
     他们不得不过着艰难的生活。
  2. He was condemned to spend the rest of the football season on the bench.
     他无可奈何地只得在这个足球赛季剩下的时间里做替补队员。
危险的事物 sth dangerous
• 宣告使用…不安全
  to say officially that sth is not safe enough to be used
  1. a condemned building
     一座已宣告不能居住的危楼
  2. The meat was condemned as unfit to eat.
     这种肉被宣告不宜食用。
表明有罪 show guilt
• 证明（或表明）有罪
  to show or suggest that sb is guilty of sth
  1. She is condemned out of her own mouth (= her own words show that she is guilty) .
     她自己说的话显示她有罪责。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 谴责；指责
  If youcondemnsomething, you say that it is very bad and unacceptable.
  1. Political leaders united yesterday to condemn the latest wave of violence...
     政界领袖昨日联合起来对最近激增的暴力事件予以谴责。
  2. Graham was right to condemn his players for lack of ability, attitude and application.
     格雷厄姆指责队员们技艺不佳、态度不端正而且不够努力，他说得没错。
  3. ...a document that condemns sexism as a moral and social evil.
     把性别歧视视作道德和社会弊端予以谴责的文件
• VERB 宣判;判处(某人刑罚)
  If someoneis condemned toa punishment, they are given this punishment.
  1. He was condemned to life imprisonment.
     他被判终身监禁。
  2. ...appeals by prisoners condemned to death.
     被判死刑的囚犯们提出的上诉
• VERB 使陷入(不愉快的境地)
  If circumstancescondemnyoutoan unpleasant situation, they make it certain that you will suffer in that way.
  1. Their lack of qualifications condemned them to a lifetime of boring, usually poorly-paid work...
     没有学历使他们一辈子都得从事枯燥乏味而且通常报酬很低的工作。
  2. He felt condemned to being alone...
     他觉得自己注定要孤独终老。
  3. Mark was condemned to do most of the work.
     马克被迫承担大部分工作。
• VERB 正式宣布(建筑)不安全
  If authoritiescondemna building, they officially decide that it is not safe and must be pulled down or repaired.
  1. State officials said the court's ruling clears the way for proceedings to condemn buildings in the area.
     州政府官员称法庭判决为宣布该地区楼房为危房的行动扫清了道路。
• See also:condemned

英英释义

verb

• declare or judge unfit for use or habitation
  1. The building was condemned by the inspector
• express strong disapproval of
  1. We condemn the racism in South Africa
  2. These ideas were reprobated
  Synonym:reprobatedecryobjurgateexcoriate
• pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
  1. He was condemned to ten years in prison
  Synonym:sentencedoom
• demonstrate the guilt of (someone)
  1. Her strange behavior condemned her
• appropriate (property) for public use
  1. the county condemned the land to build a highway
• compel or force into a particular state or activity
  1. His devotion to his sick wife condemned him to a lonely existence

双语例句

• We all condemn such brutal crimes against children.
  我们一致谴责这种灭绝人性的摧残儿童的罪行。
• We condemn any organizations and groups that may turn out to have been behind this bloody killing.
  我们谴责所有策动了这场血腥屠杀的组织和团体。
• Political leaders united yesterday to condemn the latest wave of violence
  政界领袖昨日联合起来对最近激增的暴力事件予以谴责。
• If you are out to condemn sb., you can always trump up a charge.
  欲加之罪，何患无词。
• Graham was right to condemn his players for lack of ability, attitude and application.
  格雷厄姆指责队员们技艺不佳、态度不端正而且不够努力，他说得没错。
• I condemn such crude manners.
  我痛恨这种粗鲁的态度。
• But we also condemn the acts of individual and state terrorism conducted against individuals or groups.
  但是，我们仍然谴责打击的个人或团体的个人的与国家的恐怖主义行为。
• Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned.
  你们不要定人的罪，就不被定罪；
• We condemn cruelty and cruel people.
  我们谴责残忍行为和残忍的人。
• The central government is determined to put an end to non-enforcement and lax enforcement of laws and will relentlessly condemn economic crimes in accordance with the law.
  坚决改变有法不依、执法不严的现象，毫不手软的依法惩治经济犯罪分子。