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
- Most democracies have abolished capital punishment.
多数民主国家已经废除了死刑。 - 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。 - After all, capital punishment for economic crimes is not unusual in China.
毕竟，在中国，对经济犯罪适用死刑并不是什么稀奇事。 - Some people say that capital punishment acts as a deterrent.
一些人认为死刑具有威慑作用。 - 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？ - 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。 - 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。 - Capital punishment is the only way to deter criminals.
死刑是唯一的办法，阻止犯罪分子。