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
- Indirect Abolition of Capital Punishment: Legislation and Practice on Extradition
间接废除死刑&引渡方面的立法和实践 - 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。 - The parliament members split on capital punishment.
议员们对死刑看法不同。 - Legalizing capital punishment can help prevent crime.
将死刑合法化可以帮助防止犯罪。 - 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。 - 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 case of Harris has sharpened the debate over capital punishment.
哈里斯案激化了人们对死刑的争论。 - Some people are in favour of restoing capital punishment for murderers.
一些人赞成恢复对杀人犯的的死刑。 - Capital punishment is legal in many countries.
在许多国家里判死刑是合法的。 - Still, advocates of the death penalty argue that abolishing capital punishment would hurt crime victims and their families.
然而，死刑的拥护者们表示废除死刑可能伤害到刑事犯罪的受害者和他们的家人们。