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gallows
英音 [ ˈɡæləʊz ]
美音 [ ˈɡæloʊz ]
释义
n. 绞刑；绞刑架；承梁
变形
gallows/gallowses
复数
例句
1·Then the youth went to the gallows , sat down beneath it, and waited till evening came.
于是年轻人走到绞刑架前，在下面坐了下来，一直等到天黑。
2·Implication in a murder finally brought him to the gallows .
与一桩谋杀案的牵连最终把他送上了绞刑架。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·"It is all done," said he, "and the witch is already hanging on the gallows ."
“都办好了，”他说，“女巫已经被挂在绞刑架上了。”
短语
1·gallows humor
充满怨恨的幽默；化解严重场面或僵局的幽默（等于gallows humour）
同义词
n.
绞刑；绞刑架；承梁
hanging
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