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condemn

释义

condemn

verb transitive

UK /kənˈdem/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	condemn
he/she/it	condemns
present participle	condemning
past tense	condemned
past participle	condemned

1
to say publicly that you think someone or something is bad or wrong
Politicians have condemned the attacks.
condemn someone/something as something:
The minister condemned the proposal as ‘very damaging’.
condemn someone for (doing) something:
He was widely condemned for his behaviour after the match.
strongly/roundly condemn:
The statement was roundly condemned by members of the opposition party.
Synonyms and related words
To criticize someone publicly
condemn
denounce
decry
2
often passiveto give a punishment to someone who has committed a crime
Both men have been condemned to life imprisonment.
Fifty rebels were condemned to death.
Synonyms and related words
Judgments, verdicts and official orders
acquit
acquittal
affiliation order
3
if something condemns you to an unpleasant situation, it forces you to experience it
Peacock’s goal condemned United to their first defeat since March.
Synonyms and related words
To cause problems for someone or something
let down
hold back
embarrass
4
to order something such as a building or machine to be destroyed because it is not safe
Synonyms and related words
To destroy a building or structure
pull down
tear down
wreck

condemn

verb transitive

US /kənˈdem/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	condemn
he/she/it	condemns
present participle	condemning
past tense	condemned
past participle	condemned

1
to say publicly that you think someone or something is bad or wrong
Politicians have condemned the attacks.
condemn someone/something as something:
The mayor condemned the proposal as “very damaging.”
condemn someone for (doing) something:
He was widely condemned for his behavior after the match.
strongly/roundly condemn:
The statement was roundly condemned by members of the teacher’s union.
Synonyms and related words
To criticize someone publicly
condemn
denounce
decry
2
often passiveto give a punishment to someone who has committed a crime
Both men have been condemned to life imprisonment.
Fifty rebels were condemned to death.
Synonyms and related words
Judgments, verdicts and official orders
acquit
acquittal
affiliation order
3
to order something such as a building or machine to be destroyed because it is not safe
Synonyms and related words
To destroy a building or structure
pull down
tear down
wreck
4
if something condemns you to an unpleasant situation, it forces you to experience it
The late goal condemned the MetroStars to their first defeat since March.
Synonyms and related words
To cause problems for someone or something
let down
hold back
embarrass

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