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 an emotive issue.
应否有死刑是个容易引起感情用事的问题。 - 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。 - Legalizing capital punishment can help prevent crime.
将死刑合法化可以帮助防止犯罪。 - 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。 - Still, advocates of the death penalty argue that abolishing capital punishment would hurt crime victims and their families.
然而，死刑的拥护者们表示废除死刑可能伤害到刑事犯罪的受害者和他们的家人们。 - We do not have capital punishment in this country.
我们这个国家没有死刑。 - They seriously believe that capital punishment is a deterrent
他们真的相信死刑具有威慑作用。 - Most democracies have abolished capital punishment.
多数民主国家已经废除了死刑。 - 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。 - 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？