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

• They seriously believe that capital punishment is a deterrent
  他们真的相信死刑具有威慑作用。
• 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。
• Legalizing capital punishment can help prevent crime.
  将死刑合法化可以帮助防止犯罪。
• Most democracies have abolished capital punishment.
  多数民主国家已经废除了死刑。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Some people say that capital punishment acts as a deterrent.
  一些人认为死刑具有威慑作用。
• 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。