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
- Capital punishment is legal in many countries.
在许多国家里判死刑是合法的。 - Capital punishment is the only way to deter criminals.
死刑是唯一的办法，阻止犯罪分子。 - In theory capital punishment is the ultimate deterrent.
理论上讲，死刑是对犯罪的终极威慑。 - 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。 - Capital punishment is an emotive issue.
应否有死刑是个容易引起感情用事的问题。 - Capital punishment is allowable only under exceptional circumstances.
只有特殊情况才允许执行死刑。 - Some people say that capital punishment acts as a deterrent.
一些人认为死刑具有威慑作用。 - 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。 - We do not have capital punishment in this country.
我们这个国家没有死刑。 - 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。