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- the abolition/return of the death penalty
死刑的废除 / 恢复 - The two men are facing the death penalty .
这二人面临死刑。
- the abolition/return of the death penalty
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.- 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。
- If convicted for murder, both youngsters could face the death penalty.
英英释义
noun
- putting a condemned person to death
双语例句
- The death penalty was never restored.
再也没有恢复死刑。 - Besides, the principle of the death penalty do not extradite whether or not belongs to international common law.
另外，死刑不引渡原则是否构成了国际习惯法也没有定论。 - I can't agree with the letter writer who claims bringing back the death penalty would be an abuse of human rights.
我不能赞同写信人所称恢复死刑就是侵犯人权的说法。 - The death penalty has been done away with in many European countries.
许多欧洲国家已废除了死刑。 - The Government of Jamaica consider it imprudent to abolish the death penalty.
牙买加政府认为废除死刑是轻率之举。 - There have now been 139 executions since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.
自1976年恢复死刑以来共有139人被处决。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - I also believe the death penalty in the US and China is wrong.
我也认为美国和中国的死刑是不对的。