capital punishment

英 [ˌkæpɪtl ˈpʌnɪʃmənt]

美 [ˌkæpɪtl ˈpʌnɪʃmənt]

n.  死刑; 极刑

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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.
  1. Most democracies have abolished capital punishment.
     多数民主国家已经废除了死刑。

英英释义

noun

• putting a condemned person to death
  Synonym:executionexecutingdeath penalty

双语例句

• During that time there have been repeated attempts to reintroduce capital punishment.
  在那段时期不断有人试图恢复死刑。
• Have you tried pinning him down on the question of capital punishment?
  你试着让他说出对实行极刑的意见了吗？
• Most democracies have abolished capital punishment.
  多数民主国家已经废除了死刑。
• They believe capital punishment acts as a deterrent to crime.
  他们相信死刑对犯罪来讲起着威慑作用。
• After all, capital punishment for economic crimes is not unusual in China.
  毕竟，在中国，对经济犯罪适用死刑并不是什么稀奇事。
• 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。
• 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。
• Legalizing capital punishment can help prevent crime.
  将死刑合法化可以帮助防止犯罪。
• 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。
• We do not have capital punishment in this country.
  我们这个国家没有死刑。