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

uk/ˈɡæl.əʊz/us/ˈɡæl.oʊz/plural gallows

a wooden structure used, especially in the past, to hang criminals from as a form of execution (= killing as a punishment):

New witnesses have cast doubt on some of the evidence that sent the 19-year-old to the gallows.

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单词	gallows
释义	English American gallowsnoun [ C ] uk/ˈɡæl.əʊz/us/ˈɡæl.oʊz/plural gallows a wooden structure used, especially in the past, to hang criminals from as a form of execution (= killing as a punishment): New witnesses have cast doubt on some of the evidence that sent the 19-year-old to the gallows. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Death penalties behead burn capital punishment chair condemn condemn sb to (do) sth condemned decapitate execute execution executioner garrotte hangman hung, drawn, and quartered idiom noose scaffold stake stone string string sb up See more results » gallowsnoun [ C ] us/ˈɡæl·oʊz/plural gallows a raised, wooden structure used, esp. in the past, for hanging criminals
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