condemn

• vt. 谴责；判刑，定罪；声讨

1. express strong disapproval of;

"We condemn the racism in South Africa"

"These ideas were reprobated"

2. declare or judge unfit;

"The building was condemned by the inspector"

3. compel or force into a particular state or activity;

"His devotion to his sick wife condemned him to a lonely existence"

4. demonstrate the guilt of (someone);

"Her strange behavior condemned her"

5. pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law;

"He was condemned to ten years in prison"

blame, accuse, condemn, scold, denounce, reproach, rebuke

这些动词均含有"责备，非难"之意。

blame： 普通用词，语气较弱，仅是一般的责难、归咎于，不含用语言责骂之意。

accuse： 语气比blame强，本义为归罪，可用作指非难或谴责之义。

condemn： 正式用词，表示谴责，有较强的司法意味，侧重从道义或原则上的谴责。

scold： 普通用词，多指上级对下级、长辈对后辈或雇主对雇员的态度粗暴、言词激烈的数落。

denounce与condemn同义，但着重公开性。

reproach： 侧重指因他人粗心、自私等引起不满而去指责、找岔。

rebuke： 多指上级对下级进行的公开、强烈、严正而不宽容的责备。隐含一定权威的意味。

sentence, condemn, judge, convict, doom

这些动词均含有"判决，宣判"之意。

sentence： 法律用词，指根据罪犯所犯罪行的轻重而宣判处罚。

condemn： 普通用词，指法院对审理结束的案件做出的定罪判刑。

judge： 指对案件作出审理判决，但判决内容较笼统，不如sentence和condemn使用广泛。

convict： 法律用词，指审判后判定有罪，但未作最后判决。

doom： 书面用词，指郑重他宣判某人有罪。

The president condemns their greed.

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What it is wrong to condemn her for is overlooking your hard work.

出自-2010年6月阅读原文

But while this may be true, it's not a good enough reason to condemn gap years.

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She was condemned to hang for killing her husband.

她因杀害亲夫被处以绞刑。

牛津词典

They were condemned to a life of hardship.

他们不得不过着艰难的生活。

牛津词典

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。

牛津词典

a condemned building

一座已宣告不能居住的危楼

牛津词典

The meat was condemned as unfit to eat.

这种肉被宣告不宜食用。

牛津词典

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。

牛津词典

The government issued a statement condemning the killings.

政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。

牛津词典

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。

牛津词典

He was condemned to death for murder and later hanged.

他因凶杀罪被判处死刑后被绞死。

牛津词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He was condemned to life imprisonment.

他被判终身监禁。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...appeals by prisoners condemned to death.

被判死刑的囚犯们提出的上诉

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He felt condemned to being alone...

他觉得自己注定要孤独终老。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

You're not very consistent: first you condemn me, then you praise me.

你前后矛盾,开头责备我, 接着又夸奖我.

期刊摘选

The United Nations is expected to strongly condemn such action.

人们期望联合国强烈谴责这种行为.

辞典例句

Russel called on world opinion to condemn their policy of aggression.

罗索号召世界舆论谴责他们的侵略政策.

期刊摘选

Some praise him, whereas others condemn him.

有些人赞扬他, 而有些人谴责他.

《简明英汉词典》

They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.

他们大家聚集攻击义人、将无辜的人定为死罪.

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A goodfavour of the LORD a man of wicked devices will he condemn.

善人必蒙耶和华的嗯惠.设诡计的人,耶和华必定他得罪.

期刊摘选

You hate and condemn and you live on and flourish.

你原谅和爱却继续被粉碎.

期刊摘选

Now too many people take work as bored interesting, should condemn to such behavior.

现在太多人拿无聊当有趣, 对这样的行为应该谴责.

期刊摘选

Today, most people in the world condemn slavery.

今天, 世界上大多数人都谴责奴隶制.

期刊摘选

The strength of altruism lies in the fact that altruistic acts undeniably occur in any society and that moral codes universally advocate altruism or benevolence and condemn selfishness.

毫无疑问,利他主义存在于任何社会,而且道德准也普遍提倡利他主义或善良行为,而谴责自私自利.这也正是利他主义具有强大生命力的原因.

《简明英汉词典》

We mustn't condemn him on mere suppositions.

我们不可全凭臆测来指责他.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

I frequently condemn myself for a defeat.

我经常因为一次失败而责怪自已.

期刊摘选

con-, 强调。-demn, 责备，词源同damn, 该死的。

1. Bankers are quick to condemn retrospective tax legislation.

银行家们立即声讨有追溯效力的税收立法。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Like everyone else, I deplore and condemn this killing.

我同所有人一样强烈谴责这桩凶杀案。

来自《权威词典》

3. Some praise him, whereas others condemn him.

有些人赞扬他, 而有些人谴责他.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. We all condemn cruelty to women and children.

大家一致谴责虐待妇女儿童的行径.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. We condemn all sorts of slanders.

我们谴责一切诽谤中伤的言论.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

condemn (v.)

early 14c., condempner "to blame, censure," from Old French condamner "to condemn" (11c.), from Latin condemnare "to sentence, doom, blame, disapprove," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + damnare "to harm, damage" (see damn). Replaced Old English fordeman. Related: Condemned; condemning.