英语词汇“condemn”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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WORD ORIGINcondemn

Origin:

1300-1400 Old French condemner, from Latin condemnare, from com- ( ➔ COM-) + damnare ( ➔ DAMN4)

VERB TABLE

condemn

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	condemn
	he, she, it	condemns
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	condemned
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have condemned
	he, she, it	has condemned
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had condemned
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will condemn
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have condemned

Continuous Form
Present	I	am condemning
	he, she, it	is condemning
	you, we, they	are condemning
Past	I, he, she, it	was condemning
	you, we, they	were condemning
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been condemning
	he, she, it	has been condemning
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been condemning
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be condemning
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been condemning

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

Inspectors condemned the three buildings after the fire.
Lawyers were quick to condemn the new legislation.
Local authorities have been condemned for failing to tackle the problem of homelessness.
Politicians and religious leaders have universally condemned this act of terrorism.
The destruction of rainforests has been condemned as a disaster for the environment.
The French government condemned the killings and ordered an immediate investigation.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Far better condemn the whole nation to watching television.
It was lauded by the industry but condemned as insufficient by some security experts and victims' advocates, including Cummock.
Meaning they either threw you in the gulag for 20 years or condemned you to a lifetime of borscht.
Standing at windows was his favourite situation for brooding, self-examination, consoling or condemning himself ... wondering what to do next.
The cooks were up at 0500 hours, preparing the usual early breakfast for men condemned to hard work.
They want to condemn industrial output.
Where she was concerned, he was too prone to condemn.
You are condemned to live outside time.

THESAURUS► criticize

to say what you think is bad about someone or something: · He was criticized for not being tough enough with the terrorists.· Stop criticizing my friends!· It’s easy to criticize, but not so easy to offer helpful solutions.

► be critical of somebody/something

to criticize someone or something, especially by giving detailed reasons for this: · The report was highly critical of the police investigation.· The press have been critical of his leadership style.

► attack

to criticize someone or something very strongly, especially publicly in the newspapers, on TV etc: · They attacked the government’s decision to undertake nuclear weapons tests.

► lay into somebody/tear into somebody

to criticize someone very strongly for something they have done, especially by shouting at them: · He started laying into one of his staff for being late.

► tear somebody/something to shreds

to find a lot of things wrong with someone’s arguments or ideas and make them seem very weak: · The prosecution will tear him to shreds.

► pan

to strongly criticize a film, play etc in the newspapers, on TV etc: · Her first movie was panned by the critics.

► be pilloried

especially written to be strongly criticized by a lot of people in the newspapers, on TV etc: · He was pilloried in the right-wing press.

► condemn

to say very strongly in public that you do not approve of something or someone, especially because you think they are morally wrong: · Politicians were quick to condemn the bombing.

Longman Language Activatorto say that you disapprove of something or someone► voice/express/show etc your disapproval

to say, write, or show publicly that you disapprove of someone or something: · The president expressed his disapproval of protest groups that break the law.· Thousands of people have voiced their disapproval of the government.· Nurses plan to show their disapproval by organizing a series of one-day strikes.· How can dissatisfied taxpayers register disapproval of government policies?

► condemn

to clearly and publicly say that you strongly disapprove of someone or something: · Politicians and religious leaders have universally condemned this act of terrorism.· Lawyers were quick to condemn the new legislation.condemn something as something: · The destruction of rainforests has been condemned as a disaster for the environment.condemn somebody for doing something: · Local authorities have been condemned for failing to tackle the problem of homelessness.

► denounce

to say publicly that you strongly disapprove of something or someone and think that they are morally bad: · The Republicans denounced the waste of public money involved in the new program.· Community leaders were quick to denounce the police for reacting too violently to the disturbances.denounce somebody/something as something: · Darwin's theories about evolution were denounced by many people.

► deplore

formal to say that you strongly disapprove of a particular kind of behaviour or something that has happened, because it is morally wrong: · We deplore the use of violence against innocent people.· The United Nations has issued a statement deploring the continued fighting.

WORD SETS► Building

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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYadverbs► strongly condemn something/somebody

· This procedure was strongly condemned by the opposition.

► roundly condemn something/somebody

(=very strongly and severely)· Last week’s violence was roundly condemned by foreign governments.

► be widely condemned

(=by many people, groups etc)· The laws have been widely condemned by human rights groups.

► publicly/openly condemn something/somebody

· Army officers openly condemned the war.

► unanimously condemn something/somebody

(=with the agreement of all the people involved)· The committee unanimously condemned the idea.

► vehemently/vigorously/fiercely condemn something/somebody

(=in a very strong or angry way)· The educational reforms were vehemently condemned by teachers.

► utterly/unequivocally condemn something/somebody

(=very definitely and with no doubts)· We utterly condemn any acts of violence.

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► sentence/condemn somebody to death

(=decide someone must die as an official punishment)· Two men were sentenced to death for the killings.

► a condemned prisoner

(=one who is going to be punished by being killed)· There is an appeal process for condemned prisoners.

► a resolution condemning something

· The UN Security Council tabled a resolution condemning the invasion.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► also

· In consequence, these people also condemned the planners and the Council.· It also condemns Labour-minded people in the North to acute political frustration.· The Foreign Office also condemned the increase.· She also condemned the practice of paying men-midwives higher fees than women.

► as

· But the formula which brought them together was widely, and justifiably, condemned as unwieldy and tedious.· The conflict lies in the fact that this second pole has for centuries been condemned as negative, subversive.· With the wisdom of hindsight the policy of Ebert and his colleagues has been condemned as excessively pragmatic.· The present leasehold system affects an estimated three million owners and has been widely condemned as unfair and archaic.· What the former valued as a proper earthiness and sensuality, the latter condemned as mere vulgarity.· In classical literature and ethics hypocrisy is condemned as undermining the essential distinction between good and evil.· They condemn as absurd, lessons that teach children about homosexuality years before they can understand the meaning of the word.· In 1965 it was condemned as unsafe and locked up.

► roundly

· Such inequality was roundly condemned by the Old Testament prophets.· And every year the report's findings are roundly condemned by Tory politicians for being excessively negative.· Under normal circumstances that would be a thoroughly anti-democratic development, to be roundly condemned.

► strongly

· We can not too strongly condemn such a practice and we recommend its total abolition ....· And last night the emergency services strongly condemned the children's school for organising the event during such bad weather.

► widely

· The murder has been widely condemned.· The proposal, to help fund fisheries work, had been widely condemned by farmers and landowners.· The present leasehold system affects an estimated three million owners and has been widely condemned as unfair and archaic.

NOUN► action

· He merely condemned the actions which preserved that regime, and then only the worst.· Democrats are discussing whether to abandon an effort to force a House vote on a resolution condemning the actions of Rep.· You are absolutely right to condemn their actions which are little more than accidents waiting to happen.

► attack

· Community leaders have condemned the attack.· Intvs with community leaders condemning the attack.· During an emergency debate on the situation on Sept. 25 the Bundestag unanimously condemned the attacks.· The protest group fighting the plan says it wasn't responsible and has condemned the attacks.· Voice over Police hunting the culprits have condemned the attack.

► death

· Mottram was an original drunken sailor and was condemned to death for stealing a boat.· White told how he had repeatedly tried to escape, been twice captured, twice imprisoned, finally condemned to death.· As befitted his rank he was tried before the House of Lords and, being found guilty, was condemned to death.· Fatally offended, the jury condemned him to death.· His cook was charged and being found guilty was condemned to death.· McVeigh was condemned to death after his conviction on identical charges in June.· Justine has been condemned to death.· This does not condemn interactive multimedia to death, but it does suggest a slower-than-expected scenario for widespread adoption.

► government

· The Government deserve to be condemned by the electorate, as they surely will be.· When Physioc refused to sell his property, the government condemned it and set about to take it under eminent domain laws.

► invasion

· The Congress, held in a factory, condemned the invasion.· There was a resolution he tried to get passed every year, condemning the invasion and calling for a withdrawal.· The Soviet Union swiftly condemned the invasion, saying it was a blow to growing warmth in US-Soviet relations.· In Cairo 14 Arab League countries condemn the invasion and call for an immediate withdrawal.

► leader

· Community leaders have condemned the attack.· Congressional representatives and religious leaders fired off faxes condemning violence at abortion clinics.· Intvs with community leaders condemning the attack.· Free world and Communist leaders alike condemned Deng and his government.· Almost everyone, from right-wing businessmen to left-wing union and student leaders, condemned it.

► move

· The Home Office is seriously considering the plans, while campaigners are condemning the moves.

► plan

· Read in studio Protestors have condemned plans for Britain's second biggest reservoir as monstrous.

► practice

· It does not condemn the practice.· In 1991, many newspapers and magazines published ferocious editorials condemning the practice.· We can not too strongly condemn such a practice and we recommend its total abolition ....· For example, exclusive dealing has been condemned in anticompetitive practice reports on several occasions.· She also condemned the practice of paying men-midwives higher fees than women.

► proposal

· In Parliament, opposition spokesmen condemned the proposals as an attack on the welfare state and a break with the consensus.· Pete Wilson has been especially vehement in condemning that proposal.· Independent parts manufacturers condemned the proposals as anti-competitive.· That same day, several timber-industry groups mounted well-staged press conferences condemning the proposal.

► report

· The report also was condemned by Rep.· Female speaker Read in studio Voice over A report has condemned the state of prisoners rooms at a low security gaol.· Both reports condemned the existing system and recommended the end of a separate Poor Law.· An engineer's report had condemned the spire as dangerous and said that it must be dismantled.· The report condemns recent changes in countryside protection policies, which it says were based on severely flawed statistics.

► resolution

· For the first time, the World Health Organisation's annual assembly passed a resolution condemning female circumcision.· Democrats are discussing whether to abandon an effort to force a House vote on a resolution condemning the actions of Rep.· The meeting passed particular resolutions condemning the uncontrolled logging in Sarawak and the continuing harassment of tribal peoples in the state.

► statement

· The Roman catholic church, in episcopal statements, unequivocally condemns violence North or South.· Kececiler's statement was condemned by opposition politicians and the press.

► use

· It condemned the use of secret trials and accused the government of refusing to allow the free expression of opposition views.· We therefore condemn the use of public funds to subsidize obscenity and blasphemy masquerading as art.

► violence

· He condemns the violence that took place at Ault.· Congressional representatives and religious leaders fired off faxes condemning violence at abortion clinics.· The Roman catholic church, in episcopal statements, unequivocally condemns violence North or South.

VERB► pass

· There was a resolution he tried to get passed every year, condemning the invasion and calling for a withdrawal.

► refuse

· Here is the social democrat refusing to condemn the absurdities he chronicles so well; or simply producing half-baked observations.· Inpeg, the Czech environmentalist umbrella group that organised the protests, refused to condemn Molotov cocktails being thrown at police.

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► roundly condemn/criticize etc

And every year the report's findings are roundly condemned by Tory politicians for being excessively negative.
Pena was roundly criticized by senators who lectured him about public grandstanding and insufficient attention to safety concerns.
Such inequality was roundly condemned by the Old Testament prophets.
The slickly produced pamphlet listed numerous general goals but offered little in the way of specifics and has been roundly criticized.
Under normal circumstances that would be a thoroughly anti-democratic development, to be roundly condemned.