gallows
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A gallows is a wooden frame used to execute criminals by hanging. 绞架
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gallows /ˈɡæləʊz/ (gallows)
剑桥词典
- a wooden structure used, especially in the past, to hang criminals from as a form of execution (= killing as a punishment )
（尤指旧时的）绞刑架
New witnesses have cast doubt on some of the evidence that sent the 19-year-old to the gallows. 新证人的出现，使得人们开始对判处这个19岁年轻人死刑所依据的一些证据产生质疑。 返回 gallows