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.
不过这也反映出了一个事实：除非你能将你的电影创意用一句话总结出来，否则很少会有制片人注意你的东西。
He made fun of the “old sweethearts” on the bench, who would pass a death sentence and then go out for buttered muffins.
对冷板凳上的“老情人”——那些曾经刚刚宣判别人死刑就去出门享用奶油松饼的律师，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.
若我真的将自己的生命看得比这个国家的和平更重，那么我会为自己辩护，这样至少能拖延你们早已预谋好的丑恶判决。

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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