sentence/'sentəns/

n.

➊ a group of words that begin with a capital letter and end with a full stop, question mark, etc. when they are written down

➋ the punishment given by a court of law

v. (of a judge) officially give the punishment to sb

n.

➊ [C] 句子：Make sentences with the following words. 用下列单词造句。

◇The teacher wrote an incomplete sentence on the blackboard. 老师在黑板上写了一个不完整的句子。

➋ [C; U] 判刑；判决：The judge gave him a three-month prison sentence. 法官判他3个月的监禁。

◇death sentence 死刑

◇life sentence 无期徒刑

v. [T] 判决，宣判；[sentence sb to sth] ：The judge sentenced her to prison. 法官判她入狱。

◇He was sentenced to death. 他被判处死刑。

音组-tence/-təns/

competence; existence; sentence

常犯错误

✗ He was sentenced for three years in prison.

✓ He was sentenced to three years in prison. 他被判入狱3年。