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

condemncondemn /kənˈdɛm/ ●○○ verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYcondemn

Origin: 1300-1400 Old French condemner, from Latin condemnare

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

COLLOCATIONS► be condemned to 20 years/life imprisonment etc.

Lewis has been condemned to ten years in prison.

► condemned to death

He was convicted of first degree murder and condemned to death.

1to say very strongly that you do not approve of something or someone, especially because you think it is morally wrong: Politicians were quick to condemn the bombing.condemn somebody/something for (doing) something Ginny knew that society would condemn her for leaving her children. The TV show was widely condemned for its violence.condemn somebody/something as something Other leaders have condemned Rev. Abernathy’s story as false.2to give someone a severe punishment after deciding that he or she is guilty of a crime SYN sentence: be condemned to 20 years/life imprisonment etc. Lewis has been condemned to ten years in prison. He was convicted of first degree murder and condemned to death.3if a particular situation condemns someone to do something, it forces him or her to live in a bad way or to do something bad: condemn somebody to (do) something If you don’t learn from the past, you’re condemned to repeat its mistakes. The new laws will condemn many to a life of poverty.4to state officially that a building is not safe enough to be used: Inspectors condemned the three buildings after the fire. [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French condemner, from Latin condemnare]