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con·demn /kənˈdem/ ●○○ verb [transitive]  1  disapprove 责备DISAPPROVE 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 something/somebody as something 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 somebody/something for (doing) something 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。► see thesaurus at criticize2  punish 惩罚PUNISH to give someone a severe punishment after deciding they are guilty of a crime 给…判罪，给…判刑condemn somebody to something 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FORCE somebody TO DO something 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 somebody to (do) something 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TBDESTROY 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 something as something The pool was closed after being condemned as a health hazard. 这座游泳池被宣布有健康隐患后便关闭了。n COLLOCATIONSadverbsstrongly condemn something/somebodyThis procedure was strongly condemned by the opposition.roundly condemn something/somebody (=very strongly and severely)Last week’s violence was roundly condemned by foreign governments.be widely condemned (=by many people, groups etc)The laws have been widely condemned by human rights groups.publicly/openly condemn something/somebodyArmy officers openly condemned the war.unanimously condemn something/somebody (=with the agreement of all the people involved)The committee unanimously condemned the idea.vehemently/vigorously/fiercely condemn something/somebody (=in a very strong or angry way)The educational reforms were vehemently condemned by teachers.utterly/unequivocally condemn something/somebody (=very definitely and with no doubts)We utterly condemn any acts of violence.→ See Verb table

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condemn• Where she was concerned, he was too prone to condemn.• The destruction of rainforests has been condemned as a disaster for the environment.• It was lauded by the industry but condemned as insufficient by some security experts and victims' advocates, including Cummock.• Local authorities have been condemned for failing to tackle the problem of homelessness.• Standing at windows was his favourite situation for brooding, self-examination, consoling or condemning himself ... wondering what to do next.• They want to condemn industrial output.• The French government condemned the killings and ordered an immediate investigation.• Lawyers were quick to condemn the new legislation.• Inspectors condemned the three buildings after the fire.• Far better condemn the whole nation to watching television.• Politicians and religious leaders have universally condemned this act of terrorism.• The cooks were up at 0500 hours, preparing the usual early breakfast for men condemned to hard work.• You are condemned to live outside time.• Meaning they either threw you in the gulag for 20 years or condemned you to a lifetime of borscht.condemn somebody/something for (doing) something• Diesels are condemned by some for being too slow off the mark.• Moderate Kosovan leaders such as Ibrahim Rugova have condemned the guerrillas for damaging the quest for independence.• Future generations will condemn us for inaction in the face of what is obviously happening in the world at present.• It was a bitter irony that he condemned her for loving a man who was out of reach.• Suddenly interested in the achievement of poor black schoolchildren, pundits, federal officials and policy-makers unanimously condemn Ebonics for lowering standards.• Mottram was an original drunken sailor and was condemned to death for stealing a boat.• One day a telegram arrived from a Hindu warning the Mahatma not to condemn Hindus for what they had done.condemned to death• He was convicted of first degree murder and condemned to death.• As befitted his rank he was tried before the House of Lords and, being found guilty, was condemned to death.• But the republican counter-espionage was highly organized, and early in 1814 he was arrested, tried and condemned to death.• He was now arrested, tried for treason for his support of Jane Grey and condemned to death.• His cook was charged and being found guilty was condemned to death.• Tireless, she came back once more and was condemned to death.• White told how he had repeatedly tried to escape, been twice captured, twice imprisoned, finally condemned to death.• McVeigh was condemned to death after his conviction on identical charges in June.• Mottram was an original drunken sailor and was condemned to death for stealing a boat.condemn somebody to (do) something• The one venture the saint had just condemned.• Having children could condemn a woman to a lifetime of economic dependence.• She says they condemned her to a lifetime of pain and disability.• History teaches that the lack of a railroad stop condemned many towns to a lingering death a hundred years ago.• People who do so condemn themselves to an endless round of debate over something they can never achieve.• Against ample evidence for the prosecution the accused offered no real defence and were all condemned and sentenced to hang.• If you don't learn from the past, you're condemned to repeat its mistakes.• By pursuing top management commitment and new organization designs, the committee members would have condemned themselves to three dilemmas: Illusion.• Even more surprising there are no stars: a deficiency which today usually condemns a climb to total obscurity.• Apfelbaum refreshingly asserts that a sense of humor need not condemn the artist to triviality.Origin condemn (1300-1400) Old French condemner, from Latin condemnare, from com- ( → COM-) + damnare ( → DAMN4)

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condemn
con‧demn /kənˈdem/ verb [transitive]1.  DISAPPROVE to say very strongly that you do not approve of something or someone, especially because you think it is morally wrong:
    Politicians were quick to condemn the bombing.
    condemn something/somebody as something
    The law has been condemned as an attack on personal liberty.
    condemn somebody/something for (doing) something
    She knew that society would condemn her for leaving her children.
2.  PUNISH to give someone a severe punishment after deciding they are guilty of a crime
    condemn somebody to something
    He was found guilty and condemned to death.
3.  FORCE TO DO SOMETHING if a particular situation condemns someone to something, it forces them to live in an unpleasant way or to do something unpleasant
    condemn somebody to (do) something
    people condemned to a life of poverty
    His occupation condemned him to spend long periods of time away from his family.
4.  NOT SAFE to state officially that something is not safe enough to be used:
    an old house that had been condemned
    condemn something as something
    The pool was closed after being condemned as a health hazard.
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ adverbs
   ▪ strongly condemn something/somebody This procedure was strongly condemned by the opposition.
   ▪ roundly condemn something/somebody (=very strongly and severely) Last week’s violence was roundly condemned by foreign governments.
   ▪ be widely condemned (=by many people, groups etc) The laws have been widely condemned by human rights groups.
   ▪ publicly/openly condemn something/somebody Army officers openly condemned the war.
   ▪ unanimously condemn something/somebody (=with the agreement of all the people involved) The committee unanimously condemned the idea.
   ▪ vehemently/vigorously/fiercely condemn something/somebody (=in a very strong or angry way) The educational reforms were vehemently condemned by teachers.
   ▪ utterly/unequivocally condemn something/somebody (=very definitely and with no doubts) We utterly condemn any acts of violence.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ criticize to say what you think is bad about someone or something: He was criticized for not being tough enough with the terrorists. | Stop criticizing my friends! | It’s easy to criticize, but not so easy to offer helpful solutions.
   ▪ be critical of somebody/something to criticize someone or something, especially by giving detailed reasons for this: The report was highly critical of the police investigation. | The press have been critical of his leadership style.
   ▪ attack to criticize someone or something very strongly, especially publicly in the newspapers, on TV etc: They attacked the government’s decision to undertake nuclear weapons tests.
   ▪ lay into somebody/tear into somebody to criticize someone very strongly for something they have done, especially by shouting at them: He started laying into one of his staff for being late.
   ▪ tear somebody/something to shreds to find a lot of things wrong with someone’s arguments or ideas and make them seem very weak: The prosecution will tear him to shreds.
   ▪ pan to strongly criticize a film, play etc in the newspapers, on TV etc: Her first movie was panned by the critics.
   ▪ be pilloried especially written to be strongly criticized by a lot of people in the newspapers, on TV etc: He was pilloried in the right-wing press.
   ▪ condemn to say very strongly in public that you do not approve of something or someone, especially because you think they are morally wrong: Politicians were quick to condemn the bombing.

con·demnBrE /kənˈdem/ 🔊NAmE /kənˈdem/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they condemn BrE /kənˈdem/ 🔊 NAmE /kənˈdem/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it condemns BrE /kənˈdemz/ 🔊 NAmE /kənˈdemz/ 🔊past simple condemned BrE /kənˈdemd/ 🔊 NAmE /kənˈdemd/ 🔊past participle condemned BrE /kənˈdemd/ 🔊 NAmE /kənˈdemd/ 🔊 -ing form condemning BrE /kənˈdemɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /kənˈdemɪŋ/ 🔊➤express disapproval 表示不赞成~ sb/sth (for/as sth) to express very strong disapproval of sb/sth, usually for moral reasons （通常因道义上的原因而）谴责，指责◆The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。🔊🔊◆The editor of the newspaper was condemned as lacking integrity. 这家报纸的主编被指责为缺乏操守。🔊🔊➤sb to punishment 处以刑罚 [usually passive] to say what sb's punishment will be 宣判；判处（某人某种刑罚） SYN sentence ◆~ sb (to sth) He was condemned to death for murder and later hanged. 他因谋杀罪被判处死刑后被绞死了。🔊🔊◆~ sb to do sth She was condemned to hang for killing her husband. 她因杀害亲夫被处以绞刑。🔊🔊➤sb to difficult situation 把某人置于困境 [usually passive] ~ sb to sth to force sb to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation 迫使…接受困境（或不愉快的状况） SYN doom ◆He was condemned to a life of hardship. 他不得不过苦日子。🔊🔊◆They were condemned to spend every holiday on a rainy campsite. 他们得在阴雨连绵的野营地度过每一个假日，徒叹奈何。🔊🔊➤sth dangerous 危险的事物 [usually passive] ~ sth (as sth) to say officially that sth is not safe enough to be used 宣告使用…不安全◆a condemned building一座已宣告不能居住的危楼◆The meat was condemned as unfit to eat. 这种肉被宣告不宜食用。🔊🔊➤show guilt 表明有罪~ sb to show or suggest that sb is guilty of sth 证明（或表明）有罪◆She is condemned out of her own mouth (= her own words show that she is guilty). 她自己说的话显示她有罪责。🔊🔊

In a formal meeting or conference, you may have to bring the session to a close. Here are some ways to get people to stop speaking. 以下是一些在正式会议结束时请求与会人员终止发言的方式：

• ◆ I'm afraid time is running out/we're running out of time, so we'll have to make this the final question. 恐怕时间不多了，所以这将是我们最后一个问题了。
• ◆ We've only got a couple of minutes left, so can we summarize what we've agreed? 我们只剩下几分钟了，所以概括一下已经达成一致的意见好吗？
• ◆ I'd like to close the session with a few final remarks… 我想最后说几句来结束这次会议…
• ◆ We'll have to leave it there, but thank you all very much for your input. 我们就到这儿吧，非常感谢大家的参与。
• ◆ Well, that's all we have time for today, but we'll meet again on Tuesday. 好了，我们今天没有时间了，但星期二我们将再次开会。
• ◆ I'd like to thank you all for coming and for a very productive meeting. 感谢大家出席这次会议，以及为这次富有成效的会议付出的努力。