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

• I have the death sentence on12 systems.
  我在12个星系里被判了死刑。
• You don't know what it's like to live with a death sentence hanging over your head.
  你不知道那种头上悬了一把剑的生活是怎样的。
• You make it sound like a death sentence.
  你说的好像是被判了死刑一样。
• The death sentence was commutable to life imprisonment.
  死刑可以被变更成无期徒刑。
• Housebreakings and robberies are increasing despite the fact that the death sentence can now be imposed for such offences.
  虽说现在可对入室偷窃犯和抢劫犯处以死刑，但此类案件仍不断上升。
• 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。
• But three years after the diagnosis, Lisa's death sentence was lifted& as her tumor unexpectedly disappeared.
  但离病情诊断三年后，莉萨的死刑判决却解除了：因为她体内的肿瘤神奇地消失了。
• I provided the evidence which led to the death sentence.
  我提供了导致他判处死刑的证据。
• 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。
• They didn't want the death sentence and that opinion had an impact on the outcome.
  他们并不希望判处凶手死刑，这个意见影响了最终结果。