名詞 capital punishment:

1. putting a condemned person to death
   同義詞：execution, executing, death penalty

1. His views on capital punishment are unpalatable to many.
   他對(duì)死刑存廢的見(jiàn)解許多人都不以為然。
2. Have you tried pinning him down on the question of capital punishment?
   你試著讓他說(shuō)出對(duì)實(shí)行極刑的意見(jiàn)了嗎？
3. I don't really believe in capital punishment, I'm just playing the devil's advocate.
   我并非真正主張應(yīng)該有死刑，只是故意唱唱反調(diào)罷了。
4. There are strong arguments for and against capital punishment.
   對(duì)於執(zhí)行死刑，贊成與反對(duì)的雙方都有強(qiáng)有力的論據(jù)。
5. The criminal was sentenced to capital punishment.
   罪犯被判處死刑。