| 单词 | condemn |
| 释义 | condemn (once / 134 pages) 1v 2v 3v 4v 5v You can condemn, or openly criticize, someone who is behaving inappropriately. If you are an animal rights activist, you would probably condemn someone for wearing fur. Condemn originally comes, through Old French, from the Latin word condemnāre, "to sentence, condemn." You may see politicians condemn each other in political ads during a campaign in hopes of improving their chances of winning an election. You also might hear of a convict being "condemned to death." In this sense of the word, to condemn still carries on its Latin meaning of "to sentence." WORD FAMILYcondemn: condemnable, condemnation, condemnatory, condemned, condemning, condemns+/condemnable: condemnably/condemnation: condemnations, self-condemnation/condemning: condemningly USAGE EXAMPLESLeaving him with a mouthful of condemned teeth that would likely deteriorate merely stacked the odds against him. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Wasting no time, House and Senate Republicans are poised to mark the first day of the 115th Congress with resolutions condemning the U.N. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) The federal government moved a decade ago to condemn the last privately owned mineral rights to protect against geothermal development within the preserve. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 v express strong disapproval of 2We condemn the racism in South Africa Syn|Hyper decry, excoriate, objurgate, reprobate denounce speak out against 1v demonstrate the guilt of (someone) Her strange behavior condemned her Hypo|Hyper attaint condemn by attainder attest, certify, demonstrate, evidence, manifest provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes 2v pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law 3He was condemned to ten years in prison Syn|Hypo|Hyper doom, sentence foredoom doom beforehand reprobateabandon to eternal damnation declare state emphatically and authoritatively v compel or force into a particular state or activity 4His devotion to his sick wife condemned him to a lonely existence Hyper compel, obligate, oblige force somebody to do something v declare or judge unfit for use or habitation 5The building was condemned by the inspector Hypo|Hyper boo, hiss show displeasure, as after a performance or speech explodedrive from the stage by noisy disapproval declare state emphatically and authoritatively v appropriate (property) for public use the county condemned the land to build a highway Hyper attach, confiscate, impound, seize, sequester take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority |
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