| 释义 |
life sentence
ˌlife ˈsentence noun [C]
1 F0 (ALSO INFORMAL life) the punishment of being put in prison for a very long time, or, in the US, until death → SEE ALSO LIFE IMPRISONMENT(Cf. ↑life imprisonment), LIFER(Cf. ↑lifer)Thesaurus+: ↑Putting people in prison2 F0 something that will make a person suffer for the rest of their life: » His life sentence was to have to live without her. |