gallows

[US]/'gæləʊz/
[UK]/'gæloz/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 绞刑架
Word Forms
复数gallows

Phrases & Collocations

gallows pole

绞刑柱

meet the gallows

赴刑场

gallows humor

黑色幽默

Example Sentences

The murderer was sent to the gallows for his crimes.

谋杀犯由于罪大恶极被处以绞刑。

He was saved from the gallows by a lastminute reprieve.

最后一刻的缓刑令把他从绞架上解救了下来。

The criminal was sentenced to hang on the gallows.

罪犯被判处在绞刑架上绞死。

The gallows stood ominously in the town square.

绞刑架威胁地矗立在市中心广场上。

The condemned man walked towards the gallows with a heavy heart.

那个被判死刑的人怀着沉重的心情走向绞刑架。

The executioner prepared the gallows for the upcoming hanging.

刽子手为即将到来的绞刑准备绞刑架。

The crowd gathered to witness the public execution on the gallows.

人群聚集在一起目睹绞刑架上的公开处决。

The gallows creaked as the condemned man was hanged.

绞刑架在被判死刑的人被绞死时发出吱吱声。

The gallows symbolized the harsh justice of the medieval era.

绞刑架象征着中世纪时期的严酷司法。

The condemned prisoner's last moments were spent on the gallows.

被判死刑的囚犯最后的时刻是在绞刑架上度过的。

The townspeople gathered to watch the hanging on the gallows.

镇上的居民聚集在一起观看绞刑架上的绞刑。

The gallows loomed menacingly over the condemned man.

绞刑架威胁地高于被判死刑的人。

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