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

• It's now unlikely that future parliaments will bring back the death penalty
  现在看来，将来议会不太可能恢复死刑。
• New Zealand abolished the death penalty for murder in 1941.
  1941年新西兰废除了对谋杀罪的死刑。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• Death penalty is a deterrent to violent crimes.
  死刑是对暴力犯罪的一种震慑力。
• The death penalty has been done away with in many European countries.
  许多欧洲国家已废除了死刑。
• You're dropping the death penalty?
  你要放弃死刑判决了？
• Therefore the death penalty because its severity becomes the attack crime and the maintenance social stability most effective weapon.
  因此死刑因其严厉性成为打击犯罪和维护社会稳定的最有效武器。
• 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。