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

• 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。
• The Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in1976.
  最高法院在1976年恢复了死刑。
• The following year Parliament voted to abolish the death penalty for murder
  议会于翌年表决对谋杀罪废除死刑。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I can't agree with the letter writer who claims bringing back the death penalty would be an abuse of human rights.
  我不能赞同写信人所称恢复死刑就是侵犯人权的说法。
• 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。
• It was a crime of espionage and carried the death penalty.
  这是间谍罪，应判死刑。