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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

    双语例句

    • 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。
    • Many people think that the death penalty is too severe a punishment for any crime.
      许多人认为对任何罪行来说死刑都过于严重了。
    • 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。
    • 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 president has introduce the death penalty for certain crime against the state.
      总统介绍了对付某些反对国家罪行的死刑。
    • 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。
    • I also believe the death penalty in the US and China is wrong.
      我也认为美国和中国的死刑是不对的。
    • The death penalty has been done away with in many European countries.
      许多欧洲国家已废除了死刑。
    • 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。
    • You're dropping the death penalty?
      你要放弃死刑判决了?