capital punishment
英 [ˌkæpɪtl ˈpʌnɪʃmənt]
美 [ˌkæpɪtl ˈpʌnɪʃmənt]
n. 死刑; 极刑
Collins.1
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.- Most democracies have abolished capital punishment.
多数民主国家已经废除了死刑。
- Most democracies have abolished capital punishment.
英英释义
noun
- putting a condemned person to death
双语例句
- 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。 - Some people say that capital punishment acts as a deterrent.
一些人认为死刑具有威慑作用。 - He's caved in on capital punishment.
在是否应保留死刑的问题上，他已经让步了。 - Capital punishment is the only way to deter criminals.
死刑是唯一的办法，阻止犯罪分子。 - Most democracies have abolished capital punishment.
多数民主国家已经废除了死刑。 - The parliament members split on capital punishment.
议员们对死刑看法不同。 - Capital punishment is legal in many countries.
在许多国家里判死刑是合法的。 - 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。 - 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。