n (1)句(子)(group of words that forms a statement，command，exclamation，or question，usu contains a subject and a verb，and (in writing) begins with a capital letter and ends with a mark)[C](gram)：“Birds sing” is a declarative～.“鸟儿啼鸣”是陈述句。

(2)判决，宣判(penalty，punishment given by a court)[C，U]：get a heavy/light～被判以重/轻刑;a life～无期徒刑;carry a prison～狱中服刑;serve a 10-year～服10年徒刑;be under the～of death被判死刑;give/pass/pronounce～(on sb)宣判(某人)有罪;face a～of four years in prison/four years imprisonment 面临判四年监禁;

vt(1)宣判，判决(pass sentence upon)[T+n，T+n+prep(to)，C+n+to-inf]：be～d to death被判死刑;be～d to thirty days/hard labour/two years in prison被判30天监禁/服苦役/两年监禁;The judge～d him to one year's imprisonment.法官判他入狱一年。Are they going to be～d to a life time of unemployment?(fig)难道他们将遭到终身失业的待遇吗?