| 单词 | verdict |
| 释义 | verdictverdictsverdictverdict /ˈvɜːdɪkt $ ˈvɜːr-/ noun [countable]1an official decision in a court of law about whether someone is guilty or how someone died: Has the jury reached a verdict?havereach陪审团作出裁决了吗？2an official decision about something or someone’s opinion about somethingverdict onWhat’s your verdict on the movie? 你对这部电影是什么意见？COLLOCATIONS: verdictverbsto reach/arrive at a verdict (=to agree on a decision)The jury took ten hours to reach a verdict.takehourto return/deliver a verdict (=to officially say what the verdict is)The jury returned a verdict of ‘not guilty’.returnto record a verdict (=to make it and write it in an official record)The coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death.recordto consider your verdict (=to think about what it should be)The jury is still considering its verdict.beconsiderto overturn a verdict (=to officially say that it was wrong)He was convicted of spying, but the verdict was later overturned.beconvictspybelateoverturnto uphold a verdict (=to officially say that it was right)The Alabama Supreme Court upheld the verdict.upholdtypes of verdicta guilty/not guilty verdictThe not guilty verdict shocked the nation.shocka unanimous verdict (=when the whole jury agrees)He could only be sentenced to death by a unanimous verdict.cansentencea majority verdict British English (=when most people on the jury agree)The judge said he would accept a majority verdict.saywillan open verdict British English (=stating that the facts about someone’s death are not known)The inquest jury recorded an open verdict because of conflicting evidence.recordconflict |
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