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.
  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

• The parliament members split on capital punishment.
  议员们对死刑看法不同。
• That illogical qualification shows how flimsy is the argument that capital punishment is a deterrent to murder.
  这种不合逻辑的定罪，反映出所谓死刑可以威慑凶杀的论点是多么脆弱。
• 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 arguments on both sides are persuasive but certain other factors incline me to vote against capital punishment.
  双方的辩论都很有说服力，但某些其他的因素促使我投票反对死刑。
• 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。
• They seriously believe that capital punishment is a deterrent
  他们真的相信死刑具有威慑作用。
• One reason was that some believe that capital punishment does not reduce crime.
  一个原因是有些人不相信死刑会减少犯罪。
• Capital punishment is an emotive issue.
  应否有死刑是个容易引起感情用事的问题。
• In theory capital punishment is the ultimate deterrent.
  理论上讲，死刑是对犯罪的终极威慑。
• Capital punishment is allowable only under exceptional circumstances.
  只有特殊情况才允许执行死刑。