life sentence
noun [ C ] uk/ˌlaɪf ˈsen.təns/ us/ˌlaɪf ˈsen.təns/
(also informal life)长期监禁;（美国的）终身监禁，无期徒刑
the punishment of being put in prison for a very long time, or, in the US, until death
See also: life imprisonmentlifer
让（某人）一生都要遭受折磨的（事件）
something that will make a person suffer for the rest of their life
His life sentence was to have to live without her. 不再和她一起生活，這是他一辈子的折磨。