life sentence

英 [ˈlaɪf sentəns]

美 [ˈlaɪf sentəns]

n.  无期徒刑; 终身监禁

Collins.1

牛津词典

noun

• 无期徒刑；终身监禁
  the punishment by which sb spends the rest of their life in prison

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 无期徒刑；终身监禁
  If someone receives alife sentence, they are sentenced to stay in prison for the rest of their life, or for a very long period of time.
  1. Some were serving life sentences for murder.
     有些人因为谋杀罪在服无期徒刑。

英英释义

noun

• a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives
  1. he got life for killing the guard
  Synonym:life

双语例句

• Nancy Kissel was later convicted and is now serving a life sentence in prison.
  南希基塞尔（NancyKissel）之后被判有罪，她在被判无期徒刑后至今仍在服刑。
• Or serve a life sentence here.
  否则就是在这里的无期徒刑。
• Serving a life sentence for a crime you committed.
  因为你所犯的罪行而被判无期徒刑。
• One of them has a life sentence.
  他们中有一个是无期徒刑。
• He is at present serving a life sentence.
  他目前正在服无期徒刑。
• He's serving a life sentence for murder.
  他因谋杀而被判了无期徒刑，目前正在服刑。
• He was given a life sentence for murder.
  他因谋杀被判无期徒刑。
• Was Pollard's life sentence just or was it too severe?
  判处波拉德终身监禁是公正合理还是量刑过重？
• You get a life sentence for it.
  你会为此判无期徒刑的。
• In a case of premeditated murder a life sentence is mandatory
  蓄意杀人依法要判无期徒刑。