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

• Therefore the death penalty because its severity becomes the attack crime and the maintenance social stability most effective weapon.
  因此死刑因其严厉性成为打击犯罪和维护社会稳定的最有效武器。
• I got death penalty anyway.
  我怎么样都是死刑了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• Death penalty is a deterrent to violent crimes.
  死刑是对暴力犯罪的一种震慑力。