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gallows

🇬🇧 UK/'gælәuz/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A wooden framework used for executing people by hanging

绞架，绞刑台

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
gallowsother
=gallows

Common Collocations

  • 1.face the gallows面对绞刑
  • 2.gallows humor绞刑幽默
  • 3.gallows rope绞索

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The criminal was hanged from the gallows in public.

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