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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

      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。