e·lec·tro·cute /ɪˈlektrəkjuːt/ verb [transitiveT usually passive] 1 TPEM British EnglishBrE if someone is electrocuted, they are injured or killed by electricity passing through their body 使触电受伤[身亡] Last week a housewife was electrocuted by her washing machine. 上周有个家庭主妇被洗衣机电死了。
2. to kill someone using electricity 用电刑处死
n Grammar Electrocute is usually passive.
—electrocution /ɪˌlektrəˈkjuːʃən/ noun [uncountableU]