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
- They seriously believe that capital punishment is a deterrent
他们真的相信死刑具有威慑作用。 - Legalizing capital punishment can help prevent crime.
将死刑合法化可以帮助防止犯罪。 - Some people say that capital punishment acts as a deterrent.
一些人认为死刑具有威慑作用。 - 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。 - 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。 - In theory capital punishment is the ultimate deterrent.
理论上讲，死刑是对犯罪的终极威慑。 - We do not have capital punishment in this country.
我们这个国家没有死刑。 - The government decides to hold a referendum on the abolition of capital punishment.
政府决定对死刑的废除问题进行公民投票。 - 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。 - ASA does not take a position on capital punishment, as this is not the practice of medicine.
ASA对于死刑惩罚与政府并不一致，因为这并非医学范畴。