capital punishment
英 [ˌkæpɪtl ˈpʌnɪʃmənt]
美 [ˌkæpɪtl ˈpʌnɪʃmənt]
n. 死刑; 极刑
Collins.1
牛津词典
noun
- 死刑；极刑
punishment by death
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT 死刑;极刑
Capital punishmentis punishment which involves the legal killing of a person who has committed a serious crime such as murder.- Most democracies have abolished capital punishment.
多数民主国家已经废除了死刑。
- Most democracies have abolished capital punishment.
英英释义
noun
- putting a condemned person to death
双语例句
- Capital punishment is the only way to deter criminals.
死刑是唯一的办法，阻止犯罪分子。 - During that time there have been repeated attempts to reintroduce capital punishment.
在那段时期不断有人试图恢复死刑。 - Most democracies have abolished capital punishment.
多数民主国家已经废除了死刑。 - ASA does not take a position on capital punishment, as this is not the practice of medicine.
ASA对于死刑惩罚与政府并不一致，因为这并非医学范畴。 - Capital punishment is an emotive issue.
应否有死刑是个容易引起感情用事的问题。 - The government decides to hold a referendum on the abolition of capital punishment.
政府决定对死刑的废除问题进行公民投票。 - We do not have capital punishment in this country.
我们这个国家没有死刑。 - Capital punishment is legal in many countries.
在许多国家里判死刑是合法的。 - The parliament members split on capital punishment.
议员们对死刑看法不同。 - We betray the ideals of our country when we support capital punishment.
如果我们支持死刑，那就背弃了我们立国的理念。