gallows/ˈgæləuz; `ɡæloz/ (also the gallows) n (pl unchanged; usu sing with sing v 复数不变, 通常作单数,与单数动词连用) wooden framework on which criminals are put to death by hanging 绞架 to send a man to the gallows, ie condemn him to death 把一男子送上绞架（处死）.
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