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
- 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 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。 - 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。 - Some people are demanding the return of capital punishment for murder.
有些人要求恢复对谋杀罪的死刑。 - 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。 - During that time there have been repeated attempts to reintroduce capital punishment.
在那段时期不断有人试图恢复死刑。 - Capital punishment is the only way to deter criminals.
死刑是唯一的办法,阻止犯罪分子。 - We do not have capital punishment in this country.
我们这个国家没有死刑。 - 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。 - After all, capital punishment for economic crimes is not unusual in China.
毕竟,在中国,对经济犯罪适用死刑并不是什么稀奇事。