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condemncon·demn /kənˈdɛm / verb [transitive] - condemn sb / sth (for / as sth) to say strongly that you think someone or something is very bad or wrong谴责；指责◆The president has been condemned for trying to cut funding for education.总统因试图削减教育经费而受到谴责。◆A government spokesman condemned the bombing as a cowardly act of terrorism.一名政府发言人谴责这次爆炸事件是懦弱的恐怖主义行为。
- condemn sb (to sth / to do sth) to say what someone's punishment will be宣判；判处◆The murderer was condemned to die in the electric chair.杀人犯被判电椅死刑。◆ (figurative) Their poor education condemns them to a lifetime of poverty.他们的教育程度太低，注定他们要一辈子受穷。
- condemn sth (as sth) to say officially that something is not safe enough to use宣告使用…不安全◆The building was condemned and had to be demolished.这座大楼被定为危楼，必须拆除。
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