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

• He is serving life sentence for murder of13 women.
  他因谋杀了13名妇女而在服无期徒刑。
• We see by your file you've served twenty years of a life sentence.
  我们从档案上看到你已服了二十年的终生监禁？
• He is now serving a life sentence in an Italian jail.
  他眼下正在意大利的一个监狱内服无期徒刑。
• He is at present serving a life sentence for murder.
  因杀人他眼下在服无期徒刑。
• Some were serving life sentences for murder.
  有些人因为谋杀罪在服无期徒刑。
• The murderer was given a life sentence. Girls were practising unarmed combat.
  杀人凶手被判无期徒刑。姑娘们在练习徒手搏斗。
• Cases deemed serious by the authorities carry a maximum life sentence.
  被官方视为严重的案件最高可判无期徒刑。
• 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。
• That's at least a life sentence.
  那可至少要判个终身监禁。
• Or serve a life sentence here.
  否则就是在这里的无期徒刑。