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

• 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？
• We do not have capital punishment in this country.
  我们这个国家没有死刑。
• The parliament members split on capital punishment.
  议员们对死刑看法不同。
• Capital punishment is allowable only under exceptional circumstances.
  只有特殊情况才允许执行死刑。
• Capital punishment is the only way to deter criminals.
  死刑是唯一的办法，阻止犯罪分子。
• Legalizing capital punishment can help prevent crime.
  将死刑合法化可以帮助防止犯罪。
• Capital punishment is legal in many countries.
  在许多国家里判死刑是合法的。
• 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 arguments on both sides are persuasive but certain other factors incline me to vote against capital punishment.
  双方的辩论都很有说服力，但某些其他的因素促使我投票反对死刑。
• 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。