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

• 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 legal in many countries.
  在许多国家里判死刑是合法的。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He's caved in on capital punishment.
  在是否应保留死刑的问题上，他已经让步了。
• We do not have capital punishment in this country.
  我们这个国家没有死刑。
• Most democracies have abolished capital punishment.
  多数民主国家已经废除了死刑。
• 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？