condemn

【发音】
美 /kən'dɛm/ 英 /kən'dem/
【翻译】
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vt. 谴责, 指责; 判…刑, 宣告…有罪
英释:to say very strongly that you do not approve of something or someone, especially because you think it is morally wrong
【记忆】
con(表加强) + dem(民众) + n → 受民众强烈谴责 → 谴责
【例句】
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Politicians were quick to condemn the bombing.
政治家们立即对爆炸事件进行了谴责。
【真题例句】
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(2008.6 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...We need economic growth unless we condemn the world's poor to their present Poverty and freeze everyone else's living standards...
【同、近义词】
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vt.谴责;判刑,定罪;声讨
denounce/deplore/
【同根词】
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adj
condemnatory : 处罚的;非难的;定罪的
condemnable : 该受责备的,应受谴责的;该罚的;应定罪的,该定罪的
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n
condemnation : 谴责;定罪;非难的理由;征用
condemning : 谴责;处刑
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v
condemning : 谴责(condemn的现在分词)