英语单词短语词组“death warrant”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析-英汉词典

death warrant

noun[C]

/ˈdeθ ˌwɒr.ənt/us

/ˈdeθ ˌwɔːr.ənt/

anofficialdocumentthat says that someone must bekilledas apunishment

死刑执行令

something thatleadsto someone'sdeathor thecompletedestructionof someone or something:

According to thelawof thegangs, toquitis tosignyourowndeathwarrant.

Americamustaddressthosesharedresentments orrisksigningitsdeathwarrantas asuperpower.

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Dangers and threats

(Definition ofdeath warrantfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examples from literature

A man would as soon sign his own death warrant as ask me for a dance.
In the name of God, I implore you not to sign their death warrants.
The President was never known to sign the death warrant of a Confederate soldier.
The boy held the death warrants one by one in the flame of the lamp and burned them to ashes.
The notice to quit is like a death warrant to the family.