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sentence sb to the gallows
此短语意为判处某人绞刑，被动式为 be sentenced to the gallows。
The king sentenced the traitor to the gallows.
国王判处那个叛徒绞刑。
绞架；绞刑架
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绞架；绞刑架
gallows
The king sentenced the traitor to the gallows.
国王判处那个叛徒绞刑。
绞刑架。
A wooden framework on which persons are executed by hanging.
由木架构成的行刑器具,用于绞死犯人
an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging
任何带有立柱和横梁用于悬挂物体的装置。
Any contrivance with posts and crossbeam for suspending objects.
横梁式蒸汽机的主框架。
The main frame of a beam engine.
The old prison still has a wooden gallows in its yard.
那座老监狱的院子里还有一座木制绞架。
In the story, the thief was sentenced to the gallows for his crimes.
故事中，那个小偷因罪行被判绞刑。
They built a gallows outside the town to carry out the execution.
他们在镇外搭了一座绞刑架来执行处决。
此短语意为判处某人绞刑，被动式为 be sentenced to the gallows。
The king sentenced the traitor to the gallows.
国王判处那个叛徒绞刑。
on the gallows 表示在绞刑架上，通常涉及被执行绞刑。
He died on the gallows after the failed uprising.
起义失败后，他死在了绞刑架上。
gallows humor 指拿死亡或灾难开玩笑的黑色幽默。
The soldiers used gallows humor to lighten the mood.
士兵们用黑色幽默来缓和气氛。
Not this
He was sentenced to death and sent to the gallow.
Use this
He was sentenced to death and sent to the gallows.
“gallows”虽然以-s结尾，但作为名词通常被视为单数，表示“绞刑架”，没有单数形式“gallow”。因此应使用固定形式“gallows”。
Not this
The gallows are a cruel instrument of punishment.
Use this
The gallows is a cruel instrument of punishment.
“gallows”虽是复数形式，但一般作单数名词使用，谓语动词需用单数is，而不是are。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
在绞刑架上；被处绞刑
The spy died on the gallows.
那名间谍死于绞刑。
面对死亡的幽默；黑色幽默
His gallows humor helped the hostages stay calm.
他面对死亡时的幽默帮人质们保持了冷静。
该受绞刑的人（坏蛋）
That gallows bird has been stealing again.
那个该被绞死的坏蛋又在偷东西了。
被判处绞刑
He was condemned to the gallows for treason.
他因叛国罪被判处绞刑。
把…送上绞架
The evidence sent the murderer to the gallows.
这些证据把杀人犯送上了绞架。
逃脱绞刑
The criminal escaped the gallows by a last-minute confession.
那名罪犯靠最后一刻招供逃脱了绞刑。
面对死亡或危险时的冷酷幽默；绞刑架下的幽默
The nurses used gallows humor to get through the night shift in the emergency room.
护士们用冷酷的幽默来度过急诊室的夜班。
该受绞刑的人；坏蛋
That cunning thief is a gallows bird who has escaped justice too many times.
那个狡猾的小偷是个该受绞刑的坏蛋，他逃脱法律制裁太多次了。
绞刑架匠人；因为那副架子比一千个住户还要持久。
In Shakespeare's Hamlet, the gravedigger jokes that the gallows-maker builds the strongest frame of all.
在莎士比亚的《哈姆雷特》中，掘墓人开玩笑说，绞刑架匠人建造的是世上最牢固的架子。
亲爱的父亲，你带给我什么，好让我免于绞刑架？
In the song 'Gallows Pole,' the prisoner begs his father for gold to escape the gallows.
在歌曲《绞刑架》中，囚犯恳求父亲用金子来使他免于绞刑。
Use gallows naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记 gallows 末段像 low：绞架把人吊得低低垂下。
语域：neutral 常见场景：historical accounts、legal/news reports 该词通常用于正式或叙述性场合，如历史记载或新闻中对绞刑的报道；日常口语中比较少见。
与 gallows /ˈɡæloʊz/ 押韵（重读音节 /æ/ 及其后 /loʊz/ 相同）的词有 hallows /ˈhæloʊz/、mallows /ˈmæloʊz/、aloes /ˈæloʊz/。拼写相似的 follows /ˈfɑːloʊz/、hollows /ˈhɑːloʊz/、swallows /ˈswɑːloʊz/ 美音重读元音为 /ɑː/，并不押韵，注意区分。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.