词汇 | verdict |
释义 | verdict Lawver·dict /ˈvɜːdɪkt $ ˈvɜːr-/ ●●○ noun [countableC] 1 SCTan official decision made in a court of law, especially about whether someone is guilty of a crime or how a death happened 〔法庭作出的〕裁决,裁定,判决 The verdict was ‘not guilty’. 裁决为“无罪”。 2 DECIDEan official decision made by a person or group with authority 〔当权者作出的〕正式决定,裁决 The players anxiously awaited the verdict of the umpire. 球员焦急地等待裁判的裁决。 3 someone’s opinion about something 意见 The audience’s final verdict was encouraging. 观众的最终意见令人鼓舞。 verdict on What’s your verdict on the movie? 你对这部电影有什么意见? give (somebody) your verdict (on something) Trade unionists were quick to give their verdict on the proposals. 工会会员对这些建议迅速提出了自己的看法。 COLLOCATIONS verbs reach/arrive at a verdict (=agree on a decision) 作出决定,作出裁决 The jury failed to reach a verdict. 陪审团未能作出裁决。 return/give/announce/deliver a verdict (=officially say what a verdict is) 作出裁决 The inquest jury returned a verdict of 'unlawful killing'. 死因调查陪审团裁定为“非法杀害”。 nrecord a verdict (=make it and write it in an official record) The coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death on all four victims. consider your verdict (=think about what it should be) 考虑如何裁定 The jury retired to consider their verdict. 陪审团退庭商议裁决。 noverturn a verdict (=officially say that it was wrong) He was convicted of spying, but the verdict was later overturned. nuphold a verdict (=officially say that it was right) ADJECTIVES/NOUN + verdictThis verdict was upheld at appeal. a unanimous verdict (=when the whole jury agrees) 一致裁定 The jury found him guilty by a unanimous verdict. 陪审团一致裁定他有罪。 a majority verdict British EnglishBrE (=when most of the jury agrees) 【英】多数裁决 nThey were finding it difficult to reach a majority verdict. a guilty/not guilty verdict 有罪/无罪裁决 The jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict. 陪审团一致裁定他有罪。 an open verdict British EnglishBrE (=stating that the facts about someone’s death are not known) 【英】死因未详的裁决,存疑裁决 phrasesnThe inquest jury recorded an open verdict because of conflicting evidence. a verdict of guilty/not guilty 有罪/无罪裁决 nThe jury took only twenty minutes to return a verdict of guilty. Examples from the Corpus verdict• The judge will hand down a verdict in January, the newspaper reported.• Jurors were unable to reach a verdict after deliberating two hours Friday afternoon.• A second inquest in February returned a verdict of death by misadventure.• The coroner recorded an accident verdict.• The statistical sum of their opinions is not the final verdict on an issue.• a guilty verdict• He denied a further 10 theft and deception offences and not guilty verdicts were recorded.• The jury's not guilty verdict was criticized all over the country.• For some people, fundamentalist Protestants most prominently, the issue likewise has been settled, but with the opposite verdict.• The debate is over and the verdict is in on capital gains taxes.• The foreman read the verdict of guilty fourteen times, one for each defendant.• Then there were allegations that the verdict was fueled by anti-Hispanic racism.• But allow me to move straight on to the verdict on your work.• It took the jury 24 hours of deliberations to reach their verdict. verdict on• What's your verdict on the movie? From Longman Business Dictionary verdictver·dict /ˈvɜːdɪktˈvɜːr-/ noun [countableC]LAW an official decision made in a court of law or other organization that has authority It took 16 hours for the jurors toreach a verdict. A civil court jury in Santa Monica, California issued a split (=divided) verdict Friday in a dispute over debts and expenses. (1200-1300) Anglo-French Old French ver “true” + dit “saying, judgment” |
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