capital punishment

英 [ˌkæpɪtl ˈpʌnɪʃmənt]

美 [ˌkæpɪtl ˈpʌnɪʃmənt]

n.  死刑; 极刑

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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

• 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。
• Capital punishment is an emotive issue.
  应否有死刑是个容易引起感情用事的问题。
• 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。
• Capital punishment is legal in many countries.
  在许多国家里判死刑是合法的。
• Some people are demanding the return of capital punishment for murder.
  有些人要求恢复对谋杀罪的死刑。
• In theory capital punishment is the ultimate deterrent.
  理论上讲，死刑是对犯罪的终极威慑。
• Most democracies have abolished capital punishment.
  多数民主国家已经废除了死刑。
• 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。
• Capital punishment is allowable only under exceptional circumstances.
  只有特殊情况才允许执行死刑。
• 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。