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
- Legalizing capital punishment can help prevent crime.
将死刑合法化可以帮助防止犯罪。 - 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。 - 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。 - Capital punishment is the only way to deter criminals.
死刑是唯一的办法，阻止犯罪分子。 - In theory capital punishment is the ultimate deterrent.
理论上讲，死刑是对犯罪的终极威慑。 - Some people are in favour of restoing capital punishment for murderers.
一些人赞成恢复对杀人犯的的死刑。 - 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。 - Most democracies have abolished capital punishment.
多数民主国家已经废除了死刑。 - 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。 - 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。