death penalty

英 [ˈdeθ penəlti]

美 [ˈdeθ penəlti]

n.  死刑; 极刑

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牛津词典

noun

• 死刑；极刑
  the punishment of being killed that is used in some countries for very serious crimes
  1. the abolition/return of the death penalty
     死刑的废除 / 恢复
  2. The two men are facing the death penalty .
     这二人面临死刑。

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 死刑;极刑
  The death penaltyis the punishment of death used in some countries for people who have committed very serious crimes.
  1. If convicted for murder, both youngsters could face the death penalty.
     如果谋杀罪名成立，这两个年轻人都可能会被判处死刑。

英英释义

noun

• putting a condemned person to death
  Synonym:executionexecutingcapital punishment

双语例句

• The death penalty was never restored.
  再也没有恢复死刑。
• Thirteen people have been charged with treason — an offence which can carry the death penalty
  13人被控犯有叛国罪——一种可处死刑的罪行。
• One of those arrested could face the death penalty
  被捕的那些人中有一人可能被判死刑。
• The House of Commons has overwhelmingly rejected demands to bring back the death penalty for murder
  下议院以绝对多数否决了对谋杀罪恢复死刑的要求。
• Supporters of the death penalty argue that it would deter criminals from carrying guns
  死刑的支持者认为它能阻吓罪犯携带枪支。
• 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。
• The Government of Jamaica consider it imprudent to abolish the death penalty.
  牙买加政府认为废除死刑是轻率之举。
• I can't agree with the letter writer who claims bringing back the death penalty would be an abuse of human rights.
  我不能赞同写信人所称恢复死刑就是侵犯人权的说法。
• The House of Commons is to debate once again whether to bring back the death penalty.
  下议院将再次就是否恢复死刑展开辩论。
• There have now been 139 executions since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.
  自1976年恢复死刑以来共有139人被处决。