be sentenced to death

基本解释

I may be sentenced to death. But if I should survive, I would be willing happily to promote your glories and I would write down and record the great achievements we make.
我可能会被判死刑，但如果我能幸存下来，我很愿意将你们的荣誉发扬光大，也将会把我们获得的伟大成就记录成册。
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The prisoners sometimes, through mere uneasiness of life, and in order to be sentenced to death, commit acts of useless violence, and you might fall a victim.
那些犯人有时只为了活得不耐烦，想判个死刑，就会毫无意义地走极端，那样你或许可能成为一个牺牲品的。
They were told that doing so could mean they would not be sentenced to death, an outcome they ardently desire.
先前他们被告知，如果这么做他们将会免于被判死刑，而这正是他们所期盼的。

And some of America's allies are loth to hand over suspects who may be sentenced to death.
ECONOMIST: A clear and present danger The