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.
  1. Most democracies have abolished capital punishment.
     多数民主国家已经废除了死刑。

英英释义

noun

• putting a condemned person to death
  Synonym:executionexecutingdeath penalty

双语例句

• Capital punishment is legal in many countries.
  在许多国家里判死刑是合法的。
• 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。
• They believe capital punishment acts as a deterrent to crime.
  他们相信死刑对犯罪来讲起着威慑作用。
• You have been quoted as saying that you believe in capital punishment.
  有人引述你的话，说你赞成死刑。
• He's caved in on capital punishment.
  在是否应保留死刑的问题上，他已经让步了。
• 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。
• The arguments on both sides are persuasive but certain other factors incline me to vote against capital punishment.
  双方的辩论都很有说服力，但某些其他的因素促使我投票反对死刑。
• 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。
• 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。