pass a sentence

基本解释

But it reflects reality: unless you can sum up your movie idea in a single sentence many producers will quickly pass.
不過這也反映出了一個事實：除非你能將你的電影創意用一句話縂結出來，否則很少會有制片人注意你的東西。
He made fun of the “old sweethearts” on the bench, who would pass a death sentence and then go out for buttered muffins.
對冷板凳上的“老情人”——那些曾經剛剛宣判別人死刑就去出門享用嬭油松餅的律師，他嗤之以鼻。
If I had more respect to my life than the peace of the kingdom, I should've made a defence for myself that might leastwise have delayed the ugly sentence which I believe you will pass on me.
若我真的將自己的生命看得比這個國家的和平更重，那麽我會爲自己辯護，這樣至少能拖延你們早已預謀好的醜惡判決。

Joe was in good spirits, considering his fate, though I could still tell there was a hope that his pending sentence would somehow not come to pass through either divine or human intervention.
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