capital punishment
英 [ˌkæpɪtl ˈpʌnɪʃmənt]
美 [ˌkæpɪtl ˈpʌnɪʃmənt]
n. 死刑; 极刑
Collins.1
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.- Most democracies have abolished capital punishment.
多数民主国家已经废除了死刑。
- Most democracies have abolished capital punishment.
英英释义
noun
- putting a condemned person to death
双语例句
- Some people say that capital punishment acts as a deterrent.
一些人认为死刑具有威慑作用。 - Capital punishment is an emotive issue.
应否有死刑是个容易引起感情用事的问题。 - The parliament members split on capital punishment.
议员们对死刑看法不同。 - We do not have capital punishment in this country.
我们这个国家没有死刑。 - Legalizing capital punishment can help prevent crime.
将死刑合法化可以帮助防止犯罪。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - That illogical qualification shows how flimsy is the argument that capital punishment is a deterrent to murder.
这种不合逻辑的定罪，反映出所谓死刑可以威慑凶杀的论点是多么脆弱。 - 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。