guillotine
noun
uk/ˈɡɪl.ə.tiːn/us/ˈɡɪl.ə.tiːn/guillotinenoun(DEVICE)
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adevice,inventedin France, consisting of asharpbladein atallframe, used in the past forkillingcriminalsbycuttingofftheirheads:
（法国发明的）断头台King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinettewent tothe guillotine(= werekilledby the guillotine)during theFrenchRevolution.法国大革命期间，国王路易十六和玛丽‧安托瓦尼特被推上了断头台。
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adevicewith alongsharpbladethat is used forcuttinglargequantitiesofpaper
切纸机；裁切机
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Death penalties
- behead
- boots on the groundidiom
- burn
- capital punishment
- chair
- condemn
- condemnsomeoneto (do)something
- crucify
- death sentence
- death warrant
- decapitate
- decapitation
- firing squad
- gas chamber
- gibbet
- hang
- hanging
- hangman
- stake
- the electric chair
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guillotinenoun(LIMIT)
[C]politicsUKspecialized
alimiton theamountofdiscussionallowedabout aparticularlawin Parliament, made by setting afixedtimebefore afinalvotemust be taken
（英国议会对法律议案的）规定截止辩论的时限UK politics: legislation & law-making
- abolish
- abrogate
- abrogation
- amend
- amendment
- assemblyman
- constitutional
- enforce
- gold plate
- Green Paper
- hard Brexitidiom
- jurisprudence
- lawmaker
- Prime Minister's Questions
- private member's bill
- prohibit
- prohibition
- promulgation
- sanction
- whip
guillotine
verb[T]
uk/ˈɡɪl.ə.tiːn/us/ˈɡɪl.ə.tiːn/guillotineverb[T](KILL)
tocutsomeone'sheadoff using a guillotine:
在断头台上处决，将…推上断头台处死During theFrenchRevolution, thousands ofpeoplewere guillotined.法国大革命期间，数以千计的人命丧断头台。
Death penalties
- behead
- boots on the groundidiom
- burn
- capital punishment
- chair
- condemn
- condemnsomeoneto (do)something
- crucify
- death sentence
- death warrant
- decapitate
- decapitation
- firing squad
- gas chamber
- gibbet
- hang
- hanging
- hangman
- stake
- the electric chair
guillotineverb[T](LIMIT)
politicsUKspecialized
to set afixedtimebefore afinalvotemust be taken on aparticularlawin Parliament:
（英国议会对法律议案的）规定截止辩论的时限Thebillwas guillotined at thecommitteestage.在委员会审议阶段，这项法案即遭限制。
UK politics: legislation & law-making
- abolish
- abrogate
- abrogation
- amend
- amendment
- assemblyman
- constitutional
- enforce
- gold plate
- Green Paper
- hard Brexitidiom
- jurisprudence
- lawmaker
- Prime Minister's Questions
- private member's bill
- prohibit
- prohibition
- promulgation
- sanction
- whip