death penalty
英 [ˈdeθ penəlti]
美 [ˈdeθ penəlti]
n. 死刑; 极刑
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牛津词典
noun
- 死刑；极刑
the punishment of being killed that is used in some countries for very serious crimes- the abolition/return of the death penalty
死刑的废除 / 恢复 - The two men are facing the death penalty .
这二人面临死刑。
- the abolition/return of the death penalty
柯林斯词典
- N-SING 死刑;极刑
The death penaltyis the punishment of death used in some countries for people who have committed very serious crimes.- If convicted for murder, both youngsters could face the death penalty.
如果谋杀罪名成立，这两个年轻人都可能会被判处死刑。
- If convicted for murder, both youngsters could face the death penalty.
英英释义
noun
- putting a condemned person to death
双语例句
- The Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in1976.
最高法院在1976年恢复了死刑。 - One of those arrested could face the death penalty
被捕的那些人中有一人可能被判死刑。 - The following year Parliament voted to abolish the death penalty for murder
议会于翌年表决对谋杀罪废除死刑。 - The death penalty was never restored.
再也没有恢复死刑。 - The president has introduce the death penalty for certain crime against the state.
总统介绍了对付某些反对国家罪行的死刑。 - There have now been 139 executions since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.
自1976年恢复死刑以来共有139人被处决。 - I can't agree with the letter writer who claims bringing back the death penalty would be an abuse of human rights.
我不能赞同写信人所称恢复死刑就是侵犯人权的说法。 - I got death penalty anyway.
我怎么样都是死刑了。 - The Government of Jamaica consider it imprudent to abolish the death penalty.
牙买加政府认为废除死刑是轻率之举。 - New Zealand abolished the death penalty for murder in 1941.
1941年新西兰废除了对谋杀罪的死刑。