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
- Death penalty is a deterrent to violent crimes.
死刑是对暴力犯罪的一种震慑力。 - 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。 - 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。 - You're dropping the death penalty?
你要放弃死刑判决了？ - The Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in1976.
最高法院在1976年恢复了死刑。 - Amnesty International opposes the death penalty as a violation of the right to life.
国际特赦组织反对死刑，称其违背了生命权。 - 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。 - The prosecutors have warned they will seek the death penalty
检控方律师已警告说他们会努力争取判处死刑。 - We do not ask for the death penalty: barbarism must not be met with barbarism.
我们不赞成死刑：不能以暴制暴。