释义 |
gallows noun[ C ] uk /ˈɡæl.əʊz/ us /ˈɡæl.oʊz/pluralgallows a wooden structure used, especially in the past, to hang criminals from as a form of execution (= killing as a punishment): (尤指旧时的)绞刑架 send someone to the gallowsNew witnesses have cast doubt on some of the evidence that sent the 19-year-old to the gallows.新证人的出现,使得人们开始对判处这个19岁年轻人死刑所依据的一些证据产生质疑。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Death penalties behead boot boots on the groundidiom burn capital offence capital punishment chair condemn death sentence death warrant decapitate decapitation firing squad guillotine hang hanging hangman hung stake the electric chair
gallows | American Dictionary gallows noun[ C ] us/ˈɡæl·oʊz/pluralgallows a raised, wooden structure used, esp. in the past, for hanging criminals |