condemn
verb
kənˈdem
verb
1
DISAPPROVE
责备
to
say
very
strongly
that
you
do
not
approve
of
something
or
someone,
especially
because
you
think
it
is
morally
wrong
指责，谴责
Politicians
were
quick
to
condemn
the
bombing.
政治家们立即对爆炸事件进行了谴责。
condemn
sth/sb
as
sth
The
law
has
been
condemned
as
an
attack
on
personal
liberty.
这项法律被指责侵犯人身自由。
condemn
sb/sth
for
(doing)
sth
She
knew
that
society
would
condemn
her
for
leaving
her
children.
她知道社会会因为她遗弃孩子而谴责她。
2
PUNISH
惩罚
to
give
someone
a
severe
punishment
after
deciding
they
are
guilty
of
a
crime
给…判罪，给…判刑
condemn
sb
to
sth
He
was
found
guilty
and
condemned
to
death
.
他被裁定有罪，判了死刑。
3
FORCE TO DO STH
强迫做某事
if
a
particular
situation
condemns
someone
to
something,
it
forces
them
to
live
in
an
unpleasant
way
or
to
do
something
unpleasant
迫使〔某人〕处于不幸的境地; 迫使〔某人〕做不愿做的事
condemn
sb
to
(do)
sth
people
condemned
to
a
life
of
poverty
被迫过贫穷生活的人
His
occupation
condemned
him
to
spend
long
periods
of
time
away
from
his
family.
他的职业迫使他长时间地离开家人。
4
NOT SAFE
不安全
to
state
officially
that
something
is
not
safe
enough
to
be
used
宣布…不安全
an
old
house
that
had
been
condemned
一幢已被宣布为危房的老房子
condemn
sth
as
sth
The
pool
was
closed
after
being
condemned
as
a
health
hazard.
这座游泳池被宣布对健康构成威胁后便关闭了。