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.
  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

• 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。
• They believe capital punishment acts as a deterrent to crime.
  他们相信死刑对犯罪来讲起着威慑作用。
• Capital punishment is the only way to deter criminals.
  死刑是唯一的办法，阻止犯罪分子。
• 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。
• ASA does not take a position on capital punishment, as this is not the practice of medicine.
  ASA对于死刑惩罚与政府并不一致，因为这并非医学范畴。
• 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。
• Capital punishment is legal in many countries.
  在许多国家里判死刑是合法的。
• Have you tried pinning him down on the question of capital punishment?
  你试着让他说出对实行极刑的意见了吗？
• Capital punishment is an emotive issue.
  应否有死刑是个容易引起感情用事的问题。