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

• Capital punishment is legal in many countries.
  在许多国家里判死刑是合法的。
• In addition, four international treaties go further than Article 6 by completely prohibiting capital punishment.
  随后的四个国际条约也严格禁止了死刑的适用。
• 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。
• We do not have capital punishment in this country.
  我们这个国家没有死刑。
• Most democracies have abolished capital punishment.
  多数民主国家已经废除了死刑。
• 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。
• In theory capital punishment is the ultimate deterrent.
  理论上讲，死刑是对犯罪的终极威慑。
• 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。
• Capital punishment is allowable only under exceptional circumstances.
  只有特殊情况才允许执行死刑。
• 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。