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
- 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。 - 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 - They seriously believe that capital punishment is a deterrent
他们真的相信死刑具有威慑作用。 - One reason was that some believe that capital punishment does not reduce crime.
一个原因是有些人不相信死刑会减少犯罪。 - 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。 - Capital punishment is the only way to deter criminals.
死刑是唯一的办法，阻止犯罪分子。 - The nation divides into two camps on the issue of capital punishment.
国家在资金处罚的问题上分成两个阵营。 - Have you tried pinning him down on the question of capital punishment?
你试着让他说出对实行极刑的意见了吗？ - Capital punishment is allowable only under exceptional circumstances.
只有特殊情况才允许执行死刑。 - We do not have capital punishment in this country.
我们这个国家没有死刑。