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
  1. the abolition/return of the death penalty
     死刑的废除 / 恢复
  2. The two men are facing the death penalty .
     这二人面临死刑。

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.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• putting a condemned person to death
  Synonym:executionexecutingcapital punishment

双语例句

• Although life imprisonment is a better substitute for the death penalty sentence.
  虽然无期徒刑是一种代替死刑的比较好的刑罚。
• You're dropping the death penalty?
  你要放弃死刑判决了？
• 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。
• Thirteen people have been charged with treason — an offence which can carry the death penalty
  13人被控犯有叛国罪——一种可处死刑的罪行。
• 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。
• 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。
• It was a crime of espionage and carried the death penalty.
  这是间谍罪，应判死刑。
• I also believe the death penalty in the US and China is wrong.
  我也认为美国和中国的死刑是不对的。
• The House of Commons is to debate once again whether to bring back the death penalty.
  下议院将再次就是否恢复死刑展开辩论。
• It's now unlikely that future parliaments will bring back the death penalty
  现在看来，将来议会不太可能恢复死刑。