life sentence

英 [ˈlaɪf sentəns]

美 [ˈlaɪf sentəns]

n.  无期徒刑; 终身监禁

Collins.1

牛津词典

noun

• 无期徒刑；终身监禁
  the punishment by which sb spends the rest of their life in prison

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 无期徒刑；终身监禁
  If someone receives alife sentence, they are sentenced to stay in prison for the rest of their life, or for a very long period of time.
  1. Some were serving life sentences for murder.
     有些人因为谋杀罪在服无期徒刑。

英英释义

noun

• a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives
  1. he got life for killing the guard
  Synonym:life

双语例句

• In August, I harvested the mother has a life sentence plain and muttered philosophical discourse is fundamental to life and the harvest.
  八月，我收获的是母亲那句朴实却具有人生哲理的喃喃话语，是为人生之根本而收获。
• Compared with life sentence, I think death penalty is crueler.
  我觉得无期徒刑比死刑更残酷。
• Ramzi Yousef is later convicted of masterminding the attack and is serving a life sentence.
  拉姆齐•尤塞夫（RamziYousef）后来因策划此次袭击而被定罪并判处终身监禁，目前正在服刑。
• The murderer was given a life sentence. Girls were practising unarmed combat.
  杀人凶手被判无期徒刑。姑娘们在练习徒手搏斗。
• He is now serving a life sentence in an Italian jail.
  他眼下正在意大利的一个监狱内服无期徒刑。
• You flip on your partner, you may escape a life sentence.
  你供出你的同伙，你就可能不会被判终生监禁了。
• Until a second life sentence is added to your time.
  直到你被判另一个终身监禁。
• Was Pollard's life sentence just or was it too severe?
  判处波拉德终身监禁是公正合理还是量刑过重？
• Nancy Kissel was later convicted and is now serving a life sentence in prison.
  南希基塞尔（NancyKissel）之后被判有罪，她在被判无期徒刑后至今仍在服刑。
• One of them has a life sentence.
  他们中有一个是无期徒刑。