decapitation
noun[UorC]
uk/dɪˌkæp.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/us/dɪˌkæp.əˈteɪ.ʃən/theactionofcuttingoff theheadof apersonor ananimal:
斩首，砍头Thehorrorfilmfeaturesgruesomedecapitations.这部恐怖片的特色是令人毛骨悚然的斩首画面。
Theguillotinewas amachinethatkilledby decapitation.断头台就是将人斩首的机器。
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decapitate
- Thecarcrashresultedin his decapitation.
- There werereportsof decapitations andbombingsin theregion.
- Asurgeinkidnappingsand decapitations hasinfusedtheconflictwith a newdimensionofterror.
Death penalties
- behead
- boots on the groundidiom
- burn
- capital punishment
- chair
- condemn
- condemnsomeoneto (do)something
- crucify
- death sentence
- death warrant
- decapitate
- electrocution
- firing squad
- gibbet
- guillotine
- hang
- hanging
- hangman
- stake
- the electric chair
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