death sentence

英 [ˈdeθ sentəns]

美 [ˈdeθ sentəns]

n.  死刑

Collins.1

牛津词典

noun

• 死刑
  the legal punishment of being killed for a serious crime
  1. to be given/to receive the death sentence for murder
     因谋杀罪被判死刑

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 死刑（判决）
  Adeath sentenceis a punishment of death given by a judge to someone who has been found guilty of a serious crime such as murder.
  1. His original death sentence was commuted to life in prison.
     他最初的死刑被减为终身监禁。

双语例句

• Upon hearing the diagnosis, people think it is a death sentence.
  一听到诊断结果后，人们就会觉得自己被判了死刑。
• But a murderer's chances of suffering arrest, trial and the death sentence are minimal.
  但谋杀犯被捕获、审判与判死刑的几率却非常小。
• There are few discussions in respect to the standards of death sentence and the sentencing procedures applied such standards.
  但很少讨论死刑判决的标准和适用该标准的量刑程序。
• This is a death sentence for john. a political death sentence.
  这等于判了约翰政治死刑。
• What you will be hearing is your own death sentence.
  你听了以后将是你的死期。
• The death sentence is very common in China when the defendant is found guilty of murder.
  在中国，犯谋杀罪的被告被判处死刑是很常见的。
• I had was a death sentence.
  我被判死刑了。
• You make it sound like a death sentence.
  你说的好像是被判了死刑一样。
• Dodd made no appeal of his death sentence and, further, instructed his attorney to sue anyone who succeeds in delaying his execution.
  多德没有对自己的死刑判决提起上诉，而且他还要求自己的律师起诉任何成功使得这一死刑暂缓执行的人。
• The experience deeply affected Kim, who remained resolutely opposed to the death sentence throughout his time in office.
  这一经历深深地影响了金大中，在他担任总统期间，他一直坚决反对死刑。