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condemn sb/sth (for sth)
常用介词 for 引出谴责的原因。
The editor condemned the article for its biased reporting.
编辑谴责那篇文章的报道有偏见。
谴责；指责
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
谴责；指责
to strongly criticize someone or something publicly
The editor condemned the article for its biased reporting.
编辑谴责那篇文章的报道有偏见。
强烈批评或谴责；痛斥。
To strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate.
司法上宣判(某人)有罪。
To judicially pronounce (someone) guilty.
司法上宣布有罪判决；判处刑罚。
To judicially announce a verdict upon a finding of guilt; To sentence
给予永恒的神罚。
To confer eternal divine punishment upon.
condemn
Base
原形
condemns
3rd person
第三人称单数
condemning
-ing
现在分词
condemned
Past
过去式
condemned
Past participle
过去分词
The government condemns all forms of violence.
政府谴责一切形式的暴力。
The court condemned him to life imprisonment.
法庭判处他终身监禁。
The government condemned the violent protests in the strongest terms.
政府以最强烈的措辞谴责了暴力抗议。
The judge condemned the criminal to ten years in prison.
法官判处该罪犯十年监禁。
Many people condemn the use of plastic bags because of environmental concerns.
由于环境问题，许多人谴责使用塑料袋。
常用介词 for 引出谴责的原因。
The editor condemned the article for its biased reporting.
编辑谴责那篇文章的报道有偏见。
to 后常接刑罚或不利遭遇。
The court condemned the prisoner to death.
法庭判处该囚犯死刑。
as 后接定性描述。
Many condemned the policy as a violation of human rights.
许多人谴责这项政策侵犯人权。
Not this
He was condemned of murder.
Use this
He was condemned for murder.
错误使用了介词of。condemn表示“谴责”时，常用介词for引出原因，表示因某事而谴责。使用of是受其他动词如accuse of的影响，但condemn的正确搭配是condemn sb for sth。
Not this
The judge condemned him death.
Use this
The judge condemned him to death.
在表示“判处”时，condemn后需要介词to来引出刑罚，表示判处某人某种刑罚。直接跟death缺少介词to，不符合动词搭配规则。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
强烈谴责
The UN strongly condemned the use of chemical weapons.
联合国强烈谴责使用化学武器的行为。
判处某人死刑
The judge condemned the murderer to death.
法官判处凶手死刑。
谴责某事物为...
The report condemned the policy as a violation of human rights.
报告谴责该政策侵犯人权。
因...谴责某人
They condemned him for his reckless driving.
他们谴责他鲁莽驾驶。
宣告建筑物不宜居住（或拆除）
The old factory was condemned and scheduled for demolition.
旧工厂被宣布不宜使用并计划拆除。
迫使过...的生活
Poverty condemned them to a life of hardship.
贫困迫使他们过着艰苦的生活。
迫使某人陷入某种境地
His lack of education condemned him to a life of poverty.
他缺乏教育，这迫使他终生贫困。
自证其罪；自相矛盾
He condemned himself out of his own mouth when he admitted to being at the scene.
他承认自己在现场，这等于自证其罪。
缺席审判；缺席定罪
The court condemned the fugitive in absentia.
法院缺席审判了那名逃犯。
我也不定你的罪；去吧，从此不要再犯罪了。
The judge decided not to condemn the first-time offender.
法官决定不谴责初犯者。
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想象法官宣判时说'condemn你'，意为谴责和判刑。
常见场景：formal writing、news reports、official statements 多用于正式场合或书面语，表示严厉批评或谴责。
Words that genuinely rhyme with 'condemn' (/kənˈdɛm/) include 'them', 'stem', 'gem', 'hem', and 'phlegm', all ending with the /ɛm/ sound. Beware of lookalikes like 'solemn' (/ˈsɑːləm/), 'column' (/ˈkɑːləm/), and 'hymn' (/hɪm/), which have different vowels or silent endings.
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