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

• The Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in1976.
  最高法院在1976年恢复了死刑。
• Although life imprisonment is a better substitute for the death penalty sentence.
  虽然无期徒刑是一种代替死刑的比较好的刑罚。
• 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。
• You're dropping the death penalty?
  你要放弃死刑判决了？
• 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。
• Many people think that the death penalty is too severe a punishment for any crime.
  许多人认为对任何罪行来说死刑都过于严重了。
• 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。
• It was a crime of espionage and carried the death penalty.
  这是间谍罪，应判死刑。
• The president has introduce the death penalty for certain crime against the state.
  总统介绍了对付某些反对国家罪行的死刑。
• Death penalty is a deterrent to violent crimes.
  死刑是对暴力犯罪的一种震慑力。