1killing sb as an official punishment處決ADJECTIVE | VERB + EXECUTION | EXECUTION + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤public公開處決▸➤mass大規模處決▸➤judicial司法處決▸➤extrajudicial庭外處決➤federal, state (both especially NAmE) 聯邦罪犯處決;州罪犯處決◇a senator's request to suspend federal executions一名參議員要求延遲聯邦罪犯處決➤state-sponsored (especially NAmE) 由州提出的處決▸➤arbitrary, summary恣意處決;草率處決◇Human rights organizations have accused the army of summary executions.人權組織控告軍隊草菅人命。➤political政治處決▸➤mock模擬處決➤scheduled刑期已定的處決◇the hours before his scheduled execution預定對他行刑前的幾個小時➤imminent, impending即將處決➤juvenile (NAmE) 對未成年人的處決◇the Supreme Court decision to ban juvenile executions最高法院禁止對未成年人執行死刑的決定VERB + EXECUTION➤order下令處死◇The tribunal ordered the execution of 42 coup plotters.法庭下令處死 42 個政變策劃者。➤face面臨死刑◇If caught, the men could face execution.如果被捕,這些人可能被處決。➤await等待處決◇prisoners who are on death row awaiting execution等待處決的死刑犯➤suffer (formal) 遭處死◇She was taken prisoner and suffered eventual execution.她被捕入獄,最終被處決。➤escape逃過處決▸➤delay, postpone, stay, suspend推遲處決;暫停行刑;延緩行刑◇The US Supreme Court refused to stay the execution.美國最高法院拒絕延緩行刑。➤halt, stop停止/中止執行死刑➤oversee監督行刑◇The army oversaw the trial and execution of the king.軍隊監督了對國王的審訊和處決。➤carry out執行處決◇Executions were carried out in the prison yard.死刑在監獄院子裏執行了。➤attend, watch, witness出席/觀看/目睹死刑執行EXECUTION + VERB➤go ahead, take place執行死刑◇A bell was tolled when executions took place.執行死刑時會鳴鐘。PREPOSITION➤execution by以⋯方式處死◇execution by hanging處以絞刑PHRASES➤a stay of execution緩期執行死刑◇The judge had granted a stay of execution.法官已准予緩期執行死刑。execution
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2carrying out a plan/order執行計劃或命令ADJECTIVE | VERB + EXECUTION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤effective, successful有效的/成功的執行◇the successful execution of the plan計劃的成功執行➤proper恰當的執行◇proper execution of the exercise訓練的恰當完成➤flawless, good, perfect, precise無瑕的/良好的/完美的/精確的執行◇great ideas and flawless execution偉大的想法與完美的執行➤poor執行得不好◇the poor execution of the film拍得很差勁的電影VERB + EXECUTION➤delay, stay (law法律) , suspend (law法律) 延期執行;暫停執行◇The court has discretion to stay or suspend execution of the order. (BrE) 法庭可以酌情決定暫時終止或延緩執行命令。PHRASES➤the execution of your duty履行職責◇She was charged with obstruction of a police officer in the execution of his duties.她被指控妨礙警察執行任務。
execution ♦︎ the death penalty ♦︎ capital punishment ♦︎ hanging ♦︎ firing squad ♦︎ the electric chair ♦︎ the chair ♦︎ gallows ♦︎ scaffoldThese are all words for the act of killing a person as a legal punishment, or of ways of doing this.这些词均表示处决或处决方式。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a public / mass execution / hanging◆to attend / watch / witness an execution / a hanging◆to face execution / the death penalty / the firing squad / the electric chair / the chair◆to send sb to the electric chair / gallows / scaffold◆to abolish / bring back the death penalty / capital punishment / hanging / the electric chair■execution [uncountable, countable] the act of killing sb, especially as a legal punishment处决◆She faced execution by hanging for murder.她因谋杀要以绞刑处死。◆Over 200 executions were carried out last year.去年执行了200多起死刑。 see also execute ⇨ kill■the death penalty ˈdeθ penəlti [singular] the punishment of being killed that is used in some countries for very serious crimes死刑;极刑◆She spent many years campaigning for the abolition of the death penalty.她多年来一直奔走努力,要求废除死刑。◆This is a crime which carries the death penalty.这种罪行要处死刑的。■ˌcapital ˈpunishment [uncountable] punishment by death死刑;极刑◆Public opinion was in favour of bringing back capital punishment.公众赞成重新启用死刑。NOTE辨析 The death penalty or capital punishment?Both these terms can be used when you are talking about the existence of this type of punishment in a country's legal system. If you are talking about a particular instance of punishment by death, you should use the death penalty.这两种表达皆可指一国司法体系中的死刑刑罚。但指某一具体死刑案例要用the death penalty◆He faces the death penalty for his crimes.他将因所犯下的罪行被处死。◆He faces capital punishment for his crimes.■hanging [uncountable, countable] the practice of killing sb as a punishment by putting a rope around their neck and hanging them from a high place; an occasion when this happens绞死;绞刑◆She was sentenced to death by hanging.她被判以绞刑处死。◆Attending public hangings was a popular pastime.过去观看公开执行绞刑是一种大众喜欢的消遣活动。■firing squadˈfaɪərɪŋ skwɒd; NAmEskwɑːd [countable + singular or plural verb, uncountable] a group of soldiers who are ordered to shoot and kill sb who is found guilty of a crime(枪决)行刑队◆She was executed by (a) firing squad.她被行刑队执行了枪决。■the eˌlectric ˈchair [singular](especially in the US) a chair in which criminals are killed by passing a powerful electric current through their bodies; the method of execution which uses this chair(尤指美国处决犯人的)电椅,电刑◆He was sent to the electric chair.他被送上电椅处决。◆They face death by the electric chair.他们要被电刑处死。■the chair [singular] (NAmE, informal) the electric chair电椅;电刑◆I can't sit here and see an innocent man get the chair.我不能袖手旁观一名无辜的人受电刑。■gallowsˈgæləʊz; NAmEˈgæloʊz [countable] a structure on which criminals are killed by hanging绞刑架;绞台◆It was common to send a man to the gallows(= to send him to his death by hanging) for such crimes.在过去犯下这样的罪行通常要被送上绞刑架。■scaffoldˈskæfəʊld; NAmEˈskæfoʊld [countable] a platform used when executing criminals by cutting off their heads or hanging them from a rope断头台;绞刑架◆He knew he was destined to die on the scaffold.他知道自己注定要被送上断头台。