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

• 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。
• 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 nation divides into two camps on the issue of capital punishment.
  国家在资金处罚的问题上分成两个阵营。
• The case of Harris has sharpened the debate over capital punishment.
  哈里斯案激化了人们对死刑的争论。
• We betray the ideals of our country when we support capital punishment.
  如果我们支持死刑，那就背弃了我们立国的理念。
• Legalizing capital punishment can help prevent crime.
  将死刑合法化可以帮助防止犯罪。
• In theory capital punishment is the ultimate deterrent.
  理论上讲，死刑是对犯罪的终极威慑。
• In addition, four international treaties go further than Article 6 by completely prohibiting capital punishment.
  随后的四个国际条约也严格禁止了死刑的适用。
• 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。
• We do not have capital punishment in this country.
  我们这个国家没有死刑。