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

• It was a crime of espionage and carried the death penalty.
  这是间谍罪，应判死刑。
• 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。
• 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。
• I got death penalty anyway.
  我怎么样都是死刑了。
• 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。
• 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。
• Supporters of the death penalty argue that it would deter criminals from carrying guns
  死刑的支持者认为它能阻吓罪犯携带枪支。
• 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。
• The House of Commons has overwhelmingly rejected demands to bring back the death penalty for murder
  下议院以绝对多数否决了对谋杀罪恢复死刑的要求。
• 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。